Yanarraju Lake

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Yanarraju Lake
Laguna Yanarraju
Laguna Yanarraju.jpg
Yanarraju Lake in front of the mountain Contrahierbas
Location of Yanarraju Lake.
Location of Yanarraju Lake.
Yanarraju Lake
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates9°7′58″S 77°29′2″W / 9.13278°S 77.48389°W / -9.13278; -77.48389Coordinates: 9°7′58″S 77°29′2″W / 9.13278°S 77.48389°W / -9.13278; -77.48389

Yanarraju Lake (possibly from Quechua yana black,[1] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2] "black snow peak") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It lies near Contrahierbas.

See also[]

  • Huajramarca

References[]

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ babylon.com


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