Yanaqucha_(Huayllay)

Yanaqucha (Huayllay)

Yanaqucha (Huayllay)

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Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake,[2] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in Peru located in Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Region.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,471 metres (14,669 ft). Yanaqucha lies between Waskaqucha in the west and Lake Junin in the east. The lake belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.[4]

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In 2000 the 4.6 m (15 ft) high Yanaqucha-Pallqan dam was erected at the southeastern end of the lake at 11°07′20″S 76°17′19″W, northwest of the village of Pallqan (Palcan). The dam is operated by Electroperu.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    mapcarta.com "Laguna Yanacocha", retrieved on January 18, 2014
  2. [2]
    Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. [3]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region) (unnamed)
  4. [4]
    Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005
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