Waqraqucha (Suitucancha)

This article is about the lake in the Suitucancha District, Yauli Province, Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Waqraqucha.
Waqraqucha
Location Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District
Coordinates 11°51′15″S 75°55′8″W / 11.85417°S 75.91889°W / -11.85417; -75.91889Coordinates: 11°51′15″S 75°55′8″W / 11.85417°S 75.91889°W / -11.85417; -75.91889
Basin countries Peru

Waqraqucha (Quechua waqra horn, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "horn lake", hispanicized spelling Huacracocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District. It is situated east of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range. Waqraqucha lies north of a lake named Wayllakancha (Huaylacancha) and the smaller lakes called Antaqucha (Antacocha), Wirukancha (Huirocancha) and Llaksaqucha (Yacsacocha).[2]

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 Yauli Province (Junín Region)
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