Yanacocha (Huachón)
| Yanacocha | |
|---|---|
  Yanacocha Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,138 m (16,857 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 10°33′57″S 75°56′30″W / 10.56583°S 75.94167°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Pasco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Huaguruncho |
Yanacocha[1] (Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake") is a 5,138-metre-high (16,857 ft) mountain and a nearby lake of that name in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru.[1] The mountain and the lake are located in Huachón District, Pasco Province, Pasco Region south of another mountain, Huaguruncho.[3]
The lake lies west of this peak[clarification needed] at 10°33′34″S 75°55′48″W / 10.55944°S 75.93000°W.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Peru 1:100 000, Ulcumayo (22-l). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)
 | This Pasco Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |