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Yana P'unqu

Coordinates: 12°22′00″S 75°41′08″W / 12.36667°S 75.68556°W / -12.36667; -75.68556
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Yana P'unqu
Yana P'unqu is located in Peru
Yana P'unqu
Yana P'unqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°22′00″S 75°41′08″W / 12.36667°S 75.68556°W / -12.36667; -75.68556
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Yana P'unqu (Quechua yana black, p'unqu pond, reservoir, tank; dam,[2] "black pond", also spelled Yanapunco) is mountain Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Yana P'unqu lies north of a lake named Pumaqucha.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.