Yanaqucha (Huamalíes)

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This article is about the lake in the Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanaqucha
Location of Yanaqucha in Peru.
Location of Yanaqucha in Peru.
Yanaqucha
LocationPeru
Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Llata District
Coordinates9°37′16″S 76°56′18″W / 9.62111°S 76.93833°W / -9.62111; -76.93833Coordinates: 9°37′16″S 76°56′18″W / 9.62111°S 76.93833°W / -9.62111; -76.93833

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake,[1] "black lake", Hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in the Andes of Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Llata District.[2] It is situated southeast of the lake Saqraqucha, at the foot of the mountain Warmi Wañusqa (Huarmihuañusqa).

References

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamalíes Province (Huánuco Region)


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