Yanaqucha (

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, very dark, ''qucha'' lake, "black lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Yanacocha, Yanagocha'') is a lake 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 ...

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located in the

Huánuco Region Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huán ...

Ambo Province The Ambo Province is one of eleven Provinces of Peru, provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacrachuco. Boundaries *North: Huánuco Province *East: Pachitea Province *South: Pasco Region *West: Laur ...

, Ambo District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Ambo Province (Huánuco Region) It is situated between the mountains Yanahirka ("black mountain", Hispanicized ''Yanahirca'') in the southwest and Yanaqucha in the northeast.

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Lakes of Peru Lakes of Huánuco Region {{Peru-geo-stub