Yanaqucha (San Marcos)

Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha is located in Peru
Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°41′52″S 77°05′20″W / 9.69778°S 77.08889°W / -9.69778; -77.08889
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[2] "black rock", also spelled Yanaccocha) is a mountain at a small lake of that name in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,092 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, San Marcos District.[1]

The lake named Yanaqucha lies west of the peak at 9°41′49″S 77°06′14″W / 9.69694°S 77.10389°W / -9.69694; -77.10389.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.