Antaqucha (Jauja)

This article is about the lake in the Jauja Province, Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Antaqucha.
Antaqucha
Location Junín Region, Jauja Province
Coordinates 11°54′8.8″S 75°55′3.2″W / 11.902444°S 75.917556°W / -11.902444; -75.917556Coordinates: 11°54′8.8″S 75°55′3.2″W / 11.902444°S 75.917556°W / -11.902444; -75.917556
Basin countries Peru

Antaqucha (Quechua anta copper, qucha lake,[1] "copper lake", hispanicized spelling Antacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District.[2] It belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.

They are planning to build a 7.4 m (24 ft) high dam at the lake.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region) (unnamed)
  3. ↑ Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005
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