South America
Peru
Cuzco Department

Yanacocha

Yanacocha is a lake in located in , Urubamba Province, Cusco Region. It is about 14 m deep and 240 m long and it is situated at a height of about 3,951 metres.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Cusco, Peru
  • Also known as: “Laguna Yanacocha” and “Yanacocha (Cusco)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chaquicocha.

Peak
Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 4,895-metre-high mountain at a little lake of that name in the Urubamba mountain range in the of . It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, , and in the Urubamba Province, in the districts of and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yucay and Huayllabamba.

Photo: Ynsalh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in . The town is in a scenic valley and has many farming families. There is nothing to see or do in this town, but it can be a convenient base to make various short trips from.

Village
Photo: Gerd Breitenbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in Southern , in the province Urubamba in the Cusco region. The town is capital of District. It is located in what is known as the Sacred valley of the Incas.

Photo: 归零者, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in , located near the under the snow-capped mountain . It is the capital of the .

Yanacocha

Latitude
-13.28469° or 13° 17′ 5″ south
Longitude
-72.05032° or 72° 3′ 1″ west
Elevation
3,951 metres (12,963 feet)
Open location code
57R9PW8X+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 83291694
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
6393660
Wiki­data ID
Q16903969
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Yanacocha” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Laguna Chaquicocha and Planta Eléctrica Yucay.

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