Yanacocha (Canchis)

Yanacocha (possibly from Quechua yana black, qucha lake,^[2] "black lake") is a 5,025-metre-high (16,486 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Checacupe District, Canchis Province, Cusco Region. Yanacocha lies southwest of the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"), north of the Huancane River.^[1][3]

Yanacocha
Yanacocha Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,025 m (16,486 ft)[1]
Coordinates	13°58′37″S 70°54′05″W
Naming
Language of name	Quechua
Geography
Location	Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent range	Andes, Vilcanota

References

1. "Cerro Yanacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
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 Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)