Yanapaccha
Yanapaccha | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,460 m (17,910 ft) |
Coordinates | 9°01′35″S 77°34′37″W / 9.02639°S 77.57694°W |
Naming | |
English translation | black waterfall |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Yanapaccha[1][2][3] (possibly from Quechua yana black, phaqcha waterfall, "black waterfall") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,460 metres (17,913 ft) high.[1] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, in the districts Yanama and Yungay. Yanapaccha lies in the Huascarán National Park, southeast of Chacraraju.[1]
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