Yanaqucha (Huari)

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana "black, very dark", qucha "lake",[2] "black lake", Hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District.[1][3][4] It is situated at a height of about 4,314 metres (14,154 ft), about 800 metres (2,625 ft) long and 280 metres (919 ft) at its widest point. It has a depth of about 12 metres (39 ft). Yanaqucha lies in the Chacpar gorge north-west of Chavín de Huantar belonging to the Huascarán National Park. It supplies the local people with drinking water.[1]

This article is about the lake in the Huari Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region, Huari Province
Coordinates9°31′39″S 77°13′50″W
Max. length800 metres (2,625 ft)[1]
Max. width280 metres (919 ft)[1]
Max. depth12 metres (39 ft)[1]
Surface elevation4,314 metres (14,154 ft)[1]

The lake is surrounded by plants like ichhu (Stipa ichu), lliqllish qura (Werneria nubigena), warwash hembra (Gynoxis sp.), ankush (Senecio canescens) and champa estrella (Plantago rigida). There is also trout in the lake. This is a place to watch birds like the yellow-billed teal, the blue-winged teal, the Andean gull and the Andean goose.[1]

References
  1. "Laguna Yanacocha". mincetur. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  2. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Trekkin map - Cordillera Blanca (Peru)". mapscompany.com. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region) showing Yanaqucha (unnamed) north-west of Chavín de Huantar and Chacpar


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