Yanaqucha (Huanta)

This article is about the lake in the Huanta District, Huanta Province, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanaqucha
Location Peru
Ayacucho Region
Coordinates 12°53′59″S 74°08′38″W / 12.89972°S 74.14389°W / -12.89972; -74.14389Coordinates: 12°53′59″S 74°08′38″W / 12.89972°S 74.14389°W / -12.89972; -74.14389
Max. length 0.84 km (0.52 mi)
Max. width 0.37 km (0.23 mi)
Surface elevation 4,205 m (13,796 ft)

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake,[1] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ayacucho Region, Huanta Province, Huanta District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,205 metres (13,796 ft), about 0.84 km long and 0.37 km at its widest point. Yanaqucha lies south of the mountain Rasuwillka and northeast of the lake Pampaqucha.


References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: yana - adj. Negro, -gra. De color muy oscuro. || Oscuro, -ra. Que carece de luz o claridad. qucha, qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanta Province (Ayacucho Region)


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