Yanaqucha (Cusco)

Yanaqucha
Location Peru
Cusco Region, Urubamba Province
Coordinates 13°17′06″S 72°02′55″W / 13.28500°S 72.04861°WCoordinates: 13°17′06″S 72°02′55″W / 13.28500°S 72.04861°W
Surface elevation 3,951 metres (12,963 ft)[1]

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake, lagoon,[2] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Huaylllabamba District.[3][4] It is situated at a height of about 3,951 metres (12,963 ft). Yanaqucha as well as the nearby lake Q'illuqucha (Quechua for "yellow lake") is known for its woods of polylepis.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com "Laguna Yanacocha"
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 mincetur.gob.pe "Laguna de Yanacocha" (in Spanish)