Yanacocha (possibly from Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake") is a 5,025-metre-high (16,486 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Checacupe District, Canchis Province, Cusco Region. Yanacocha lies southwest of the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"), north of the Huancane River.[1][3]

Yanacocha
Yanacocha is located in Peru
Yanacocha
Yanacocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,025 m (16,486 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°58′37″S 70°54′05″W / 13.97694°S 70.90139°W / -13.97694; -70.90139
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cerro Yanacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)