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, qucha lake,
"black lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Yanacocha'') is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the
Willkapampa mountain range 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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at a little lake of that name. It is located in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
,
Anta Province
Anta Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
The Willkapampa mountain range traverses the province. The highest peak of the province is Sallqantay at . Other mountains are listed ...
, on the border of the districts of
Ancahuasi and
Huarocondo. The mountain and the lake lie southeast of
Muyuq.
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The lake named Yanaqucha is situated south of the mountain
[ at .
]
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Cusco Region
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