Yanarraju Lake

Yanarraju Lake
Laguna Yanarraju
Yanarraju Lake in front of the mountain Contrahierbas
Yanarraju Lake
Yanarraju Lake
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates9°07′58″S 77°29′02″W / 9.1328°S 77.4839°W / -9.1328; -77.4839
Location
Interactive map of Yanarraju Lake


Yanarraju Lake (possibly from Quechua yana black,[1] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2] "black snow peak") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It lies near Contrahierbas.

See also

References

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2013-07-20.