Yanacocha (Carabaya-Melgar)

Yanacocha (possibly from Quechua yana black, qucha lake, "black lake") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5000 m high. The mountain is located in Macusani District, Carabaya Province, and Nuñoa District, Melgar Province, both in Puno Region. Yanacocha lies south of the river Ninahuisa.