Yanaqucha (Anta)
This article is about the mountain at a small lake of the same name in the Anta Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
| Yanaqucha | |
|---|---|
  Yanaqucha Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,920 m (16,140 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°23′04″S 72°19′32″W / 13.38444°S 72.32556°WCoordinates: 13°23′04″S 72°19′32″W / 13.38444°S 72.32556°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Anta Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a 4,920 m (16,142 ft) high mountain in the eastern extensions of the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru at a little lake of that name. It is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, on the border of the districts of Ancahuasi and Huarocondo. The mountain and the lake lie southeast of Muyuq.[3]
The lake named Yanaqucha is situated south of the mountain[3] at 13°23′35″S 72°19′15″W / 13.39306°S 72.32083°W.
References
- ↑ "Cerro Yanacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
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