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Yanacocha (Carabaya-Melgar)

Coordinates: 14°08′36″S 70°38′08″W / 14.14333°S 70.63556°W / -14.14333; -70.63556
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Yanacocha
Yanacocha is located in Peru
Yanacocha
Yanacocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°08′36″S 70°38′08″W / 14.14333°S 70.63556°W / -14.14333; -70.63556
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Yanacocha (possibly from Quechua yana black, qucha lake,[2] "black lake") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. The mountain is located in Macusani District, Carabaya Province, and Nuñoa District, Melgar Province, both in Puno Region. Yanacocha lies south of the river Ninahuisa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.