Yanaqucha (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
''yana'' black, very dark, ''qucha'' lake, "black lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Yanacocha'') is a lake in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Peru
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located in
Llata District
Llata District is one of eleven districts of the Huamalíes Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Millwa Pillu at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district ...
,
Huamalíes Province,
Huánuco Region
Huánuco (; ) 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 Huánuco. The ...
.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamalíes Province (Huánuco Region)] It is situated southeast of the lake
Saqraqucha, at the foot of the mountain Warmi Wañusqa ''(Huarmihuañusqa)''.
References
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of the Department of Huánuco
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