Yanacocha (Carabaya-Melgar)

Yanacocha (possibly from Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. The mountain is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District, and the Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Yanacocha lies south of the river Ninahuisa.[1]

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Carabaya Province and the Melgar Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanacocha
Yanacocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates14°08′36″S 70°38′08″W 
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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