Mina San Ignacio

Mina San Ignacio is a mine in Morococha, Yauli Province, Junín Region and has an elevation of 4,686 metres. Mina San Ignacio is situated nearby to the peak Killa Wañunan, as well as near the lake Waskhaqucha.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Killa Wañunan and Waskhaqucha.

Killa Wañunan

Peak

Killa Wañunan is a 5,029-metre-high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Killa Wañunan is situated southeast of the Antikuna mountain pass and the lake named Waqraqucha, and east of Tuku Mach'ay.

Waskhaqucha

Lake

Waskhaqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. It lies east of a lake named Waqraqucha. The Waskhaqucha dam was erected in 1914. Waskhaqucha is situated 3½ km northeast of Mina San Ignacio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morococha and Ticlio.

Morococha

Village

Morococha is a town in the Morococha District in the Yauli Province of the Junín Region in Peru. It was the capital of the Morococha District until September 12, 2013, when the town of Nueva Morococha was established as the new capital of the district by Law No. Morococha is situated 8 km northeast of Mina San Ignacio.

Ticlio

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ticlio is a mountain pass and the highest point of the Central Highway of Peru, located in the Andes Mountains in the Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Department of Lima. Ticlio is situated 8 km west of Mina San Ignacio.

Mina San Ignacio

Type: Mine
Category: industry
Location: Morococha, Yauli Province, Junín Region, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-11.61722° or 11° 37′ 2″ south

Longitude

-76.12528° or 76° 7′ 31″ west

Elevation

4,686 metres (15,374 feet)

Open location code

57W59VMF+4V

GeoNames ID

3968696

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