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Yanaqucha (Quispicanchi)

Coordinates: 13°38′55″S 70°44′01″W / 13.64861°S 70.73361°W / -13.64861; -70.73361
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Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha is located in Peru
Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°38′55″S 70°44′01″W / 13.64861°S 70.73361°W / -13.64861; -70.73361
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Parent rangeAndes

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 on the border of the districts of Marcapata and Camanti in Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region. 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 / -13.64194; -70.73111.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.