Yanaqucha (Huayllay)

Yanaqucha
Location Peru
Pasco Region
Coordinates 11°06′53.9″S 76°17′59.3″W / 11.114972°S 76.299806°WCoordinates: 11°06′53.9″S 76°17′59.3″W / 11.114972°S 76.299806°W[1]
Surface elevation 4,471 m (14,669 ft)

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake, lagoon,[2] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huayllay District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,471 metres (14,669 ft). Yanaqucha lies between the lakes Waskaqucha in the west and Chinchayqucha in the east.


References

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com "Laguna Yanacocha", retrieved on January 18, 2014
  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 Pasco Province (Pasco Region)