Yana Yaku (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''yana'' black, ''yaku'' water,
"black water", hispanicized spelling ''Yanayacu'') is a mountain in the northern part of the
Cordillera Negra
The Cordillera Negra (Spanish for "black range"), Yana Walla in qechua is part of the ''Cordillera Occidental'', one of three mountain ranges in the Andes of west central Peru. It is almost entirely located within the Ancash Region.
The range ext ...
in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
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, about high. It is situated in the
Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...
,
Santa Province
The Santa Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.
The province of Santa was created on February 12, 1821. Its capital, Chimbote, that long time ago became the first fishing port of the world, is the most important city o ...
,
Cáceres del Perú District
Cáceres del Perú District is one of nine districts of the Santa Province in the Ancash Region in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática
The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of St ...
. Yana Yaku lies between
Qarwaqucha in the southeast and
Quñuqranra in the northwest, west of Rumi Cruz.
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Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Ancash Region
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