Yanaqucha (Carabaya-Melgar)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Carabaya Province and the Melgar Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°08′36″S 70°38′08″W / 14.14333°S 70.63556°W / -14.14333; -70.63556Coordinates: 14°08′36″S 70°38′08″W / 14.14333°S 70.63556°W / -14.14333; -70.63556
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. The mountain is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District, and the Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Yanaqucha lies south of the river Ninawisa (Ninahuisa).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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