Muruqucha (Marcapomacocha)

This article is about the mountain at a small lake of that name in the Marcapomacocha District, Yauli Province, Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Muruqucha (disambiguation).
Muruqucha
Muruqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°18′08″S 76°18′57″W / 11.30222°S 76.31583°W / -11.30222; -76.31583Coordinates: 11°18′08″S 76°18′57″W / 11.30222°S 76.31583°W / -11.30222; -76.31583
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District
Parent range Andes

Muruqucha (Quechua muru blunt; mutilated; stained; pip, grain; smallpox, qucha lake,[2] hispanicized spelling Morococha) is a mountain at a small lake of that name in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District.[1]

The lake named Muruqucha lies on the southeastern slope of the mountain[1] at 11°18′34″S 76°18′48″W / 11.30944°S 76.31333°W / -11.30944; -76.31333. Yanaqucha ("black lake")[2] is the name of the larger lake southwest of Muruqucha.

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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