Yanacancha
Yanacancha is a village in Chavín de Huantar District, Huari Province, Ancash. Yanacancha is situated nearby to the village Machac, as well as near Jircahuayi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Waraqayuq.
Waraqayuq
Peak
Waraqayuq or Warak'ayuq is a mountain with an archaeological site of the same name in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres high. Waraqayuq is situated 3 km southwest of Yanacancha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chavín de Huántar and Chavín de Huántar.
Chavín de Huántar
Village
Chavín de Huántar is a village, which is situated 7 km northeast of Yanacancha.
Chavín de Huántar
Chavín de Huántar is a town and archaeological site from the pre-Incan Chavin culture of around 900 BC containing ruins and other artefacts. The site in the Central Andes of Peru is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.Yanacancha
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Chavín de Huantar District, Huari Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.64144° or 9° 38′ 29″ south
Longitude
-77.20807° or 77° 12′ 29″ west
Open location code
67249Q5R+CQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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