Yanacocha (Huachón)

This article is about the mountain in the Huachón District, Pasco Province, Pasco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanacocha
Yanacocha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,138 m (16,857 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°33′57″S 75°56′30″W / 10.56583°S 75.94167°W / -10.56583; -75.94167Coordinates: 10°33′57″S 75°56′30″W / 10.56583°S 75.94167°W / -10.56583; -75.94167
Geography
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes, Huaguruncho

Yanacocha[1] (Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake") is a 5,138 m (16,857 ft) high mountain and a nearby lake of that name in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru.[1] The mountain and the lake are located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huachón District, south of Huaguruncho.[3]

The lake named Yanacocha lies west of this peak at 10°33′34″S 75°55′48″W / 10.55944°S 75.93000°W / -10.55944; -75.93000.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Peru 1:100 000, Ulcumayo (22-l). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)
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