Yanaqucha (Tinyahuarco)

This article is about the lake in the Tinyahuarco District, Pasco Province, Pasco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanaqucha
Location Peru
Pasco Region
Coordinates 10°45′50″S 76°13′10″W / 10.76389°S 76.21944°W / -10.76389; -76.21944Coordinates: 10°45′50″S 76°13′10″W / 10.76389°S 76.21944°W / -10.76389; -76.21944

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Tinyahuarco District.[2] It lies southeast of the mining town Cerro de Pasco and east of Tinyahuarco.


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 Pasco Province (Pasco Region)


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