Yanacocha (Canchis)

Yanacocha
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°W / -13.97694; -70.90139Coordinates: 13°58′37″S 70°54′05″W / 13.97694°S 70.90139°W / -13.97694; -70.90139 
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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Yanacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  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 Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)


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