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Yanacocha
Location of Yanacocha in Peru.Location of Yanacocha in Peru.Yanacocha
LocationPeru
Cusco Region, Urubamba Province
Coordinates13°17′06″S 72°03′01″W / 13.28500°S 72.05028°W / -13.28500; -72.05028
Max. length240 m (790 ft)
Average depth14 m (46 ft)
Surface elevation3,951 metres (12,963 ft)

Yanacocha (possibly from Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake, lagoon, "black lake") is a lake in Peru located in Huaylllabamba District, Urubamba Province, Cusco Region. It is about 14 m (46 ft) deep and 240 m (790 ft) long and it is situated at a height of about 3,951 metres (12,963 ft). Yanacocha as well as the nearby lakes named Chaquicocha and Kellococha (Quechua for "yellow lake") is known for its woods of polylepis. It is situated high up on the mountain named Chaquicocha.

See also

References

  1. mapcarta.com "Laguna Yanacocha"
  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 Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  4. ^ mincetur.gob.pe "Laguna de Yanacocha" (in Spanish)
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)


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