Yanaqucha (Quispicanchi)
Yanaqucha | |
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Yanaqucha Peru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 13°38′55″S 70°44′01″W / 13.64861°S 70.73361°WCoordinates: 13°38′55″S 70°44′01″W / 13.64861°S 70.73361°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province |
Parent range | Andes |
Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yana Cocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, on the border of the districts of Marcapata and Camanti. It lies northeast of Piki Mach'ay.
The mountain is named after a little lake northeast of it at 13°38′31″S 70°43′52″W / 13.64194°S 70.73111°W.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
Categories:
- Mountains of Cusco Region
- Mountains of Peru
- Lakes of Cusco Region
- Lakes of Peru
- Cusco Region geography stubs