Yanacocha (Canchis)
Yanacocha | |
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Yanacocha Peru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,025 m (16,486 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 13°58′37″S 70°54′05″W / 13.97694°S 70.90139°WCoordinates: 13°58′37″S 70°54′05″W / 13.97694°S 70.90139°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province |
Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
Yanacocha (possibly from Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake") is a 5,025-metre-high (16,486 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District. Yanacocha lies southwest of the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"), north of the Huancane River.[1][3][3]
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