Yanawayin Lake

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).

Yanawayin Lake and the landslide that destroyed most of the Chungar Mine camp in 1971. Picture looking E

Yanawayin Lake
Partial view of Yanawayin Lake. Remainings of the Chungar Mine camp. Picture looking SW
Yanawayin Lake
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]

See also

• Willkaqucha