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Yanaccacca (Moquegua)

Coordinates: 16°23′28″S 70°48′43″W / 16.39111°S 70.81194°W / -16.39111; -70.81194
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Yanaccacca
Satellite image of Ubinas volcano (on the left) and Yanaccacca southeast of it
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)
Coordinates16°23′28″S 70°48′43″W / 16.39111°S 70.81194°W / -16.39111; -70.81194
Geography
Yanaccacca is located in Peru
Yanaccacca
Yanaccacca
Peru
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yanaccacca (possibly from Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[1] "black rock") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, on the border of the districts of Matalaque and Ubinas. Yanaccacca lies southeast of the active Ubinas volcano.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro (Moquegua Region)