Yanawayin Lake
Lake in Lima Region, Peru
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Yanawayin (Quechua yana black, Ancash Quechua wayi house, "black house",[1][2] -n a suffix, other spellings Yanahuain, Yanahuin, Yanahuni, Yanahuani) is a lake in the central Peruvian Andes. It lies in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, Andamarca District, near the village of Yanawayin (Yanahuain).[3][4] The lake is situated at an altitude of about 4,370 m (14,340 ft).
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 Partial view of Yanawayin Lake. Remainings of the Chungar Mine camp. Picture looking SW | |
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| Location | Lima Region |
| Coordinates | 11°07′36″S 76°32′7″W |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Surface elevation | 4,370 m (14,340 ft) |
Landslide
The site made world headlines in 1971 when on March 18 a rock avalanche of 100,000 cubic metres (3,500,000 cu ft)[5] fell from an outcrop of jointed limestone about 400 metres (1,300 ft) above the lake. It created a wave of 30 metres (98 ft) that destroyed the Chungar Mine camp on the shore, owned by the Mining Company (Cia Minera Chungar, S.A.), destroyed all the mines' surface facilities,[5] and killed 200–600 miners.[3][5][6]
