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Yanapaccha
Yanapaccha. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Yanapaccha (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. 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.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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