Yanacocha (Urubamba)

This article is about the lake in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanacocha
Location Peru
Cusco Region, Urubamba Province
Coordinates 13°17′06″S 72°02′55″W / 13.28500°S 72.04861°W / -13.28500; -72.04861Coordinates: 13°17′06″S 72°02′55″W / 13.28500°S 72.04861°W / -13.28500; -72.04861
Max. length 240 m (790 ft)
Average depth 14 m (46 ft)
Surface elevation 3,951 metres (12,963 ft)[1]

Yanacocha or Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake, lagoon,[2] "black lake", also spelled Yanacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Huaylllabamba District.[3][4] It is about 14 m (46 ft) deep and 240 m (790 ft) long and it is situated at a height of about 3,951 metres (12,963 ft). Yanacocha as well as the nearby lakes named Chaquicocha and Kellococha (Quechua for "yellow lake") is known for its woods of polylepis.[4] It is situated high up on the mountain named Chaquicocha.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com "Laguna Yanacocha"
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  4. 1 2 mincetur.gob.pe "Laguna de Yanacocha" (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)


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