Yanaqucha (Huamanguilla)

This article is about the lake in the Huamanguilla District, Huanta Province, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanaqucha
Location Peru
Ayacucho Region
Coordinates 12°57′09″S 74°07′10″W / 12.95250°S 74.11944°W / -12.95250; -74.11944Coordinates: 12°57′09″S 74°07′10″W / 12.95250°S 74.11944°W / -12.95250; -74.11944
Max. length 0.90 km (0.56 mi)
Max. width 0.29 km (0.18 mi)
Surface elevation 4,091 m (13,422 ft)

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake,[1] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in Peru; it is located in the Ayacucho Region, Huanta Province, Huamanguilla District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,091 metres (13,422 ft), about 0.90 km long and 0.29 km at its widest point.


References

  1. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: yana - adj. Negro, -gra. De color muy oscuro. || Oscuro, -ra. Que carece de luz o claridad. qucha, qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanta Province (Ayacucho Region)


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