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)[1]

Yanacocha (possibly from Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake, lagoon,[2] "black lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Huaylllabamba District.[3][4] 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.[4] It is situated high up on the mountain named Chaquicocha.[5]

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  4. 1 2 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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