Hatunqucha (Junín)

This article is about the lake in the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Hatunqucha.
Hatunqucha
Location Peru
Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Huancayo District
Coordinates 11°56′7″S 75°2′4″W / 11.93528°S 75.03444°W / -11.93528; -75.03444Coordinates: 11°56′7″S 75°2′4″W / 11.93528°S 75.03444°W / -11.93528; -75.03444

Hatunqucha (Quechua hatun (in Bolivia always jatun) big, large qucha lake, "big lake", hispanicized names Cocha Grande, Cochagrande, Jatunccocha, Jatuncocha) is a lake in the Waytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Huancayo District[1][2] Hatunqucha lies in the southern part of the range, near the mountain Yana Uqsha. West of Hatunqucha there is a little lake named Yana Uqsha. The lake south of Hatunqucha is called Qarwaqucha (Quechua for yellowish lake", hispanicized Carhuacocha).

References

  1. ↑ monografias.com
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region) showing the location of Hatunqucha (unnamed, not visible) in a valley between the mountains labelled Cerro Yana Ucsha and Nevado Cochas)
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