Yanacocha (Huachón)

Yanacocha[1] (Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake") is a 5,138-metre-high (16,857 ft) mountain and a nearby lake of that name in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru.[1] The mountain and the lake are located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huachón District, south of Huaguruncho.[3]

This article is about the mountain in the Huachón District, Pasco Province, Pasco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanacocha
Yanacocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,138 m (16,857 ft) [1]
Coordinates10°33′57″S 75°56′30″W 
Geography
LocationPeru, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huaguruncho

The lake named Yanacocha lies west of this peak at 10°33′34″S 75°55′48″W.[1][3]

References
  1. Peru 1:100 000, Ulcumayo (22-l). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)
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