Yanaqucha (Tinyahuarco)

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Yanaqucha
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Yanaqucha
Location Peru
Pasco Region
Coordinates 10°45′50″S76°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 Tinyahuarco District, Pasco Province, Pasco Region. [2] It lies southeast of the mining town Cerro de Pasco and east of Tinyahuarco.

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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)