Yanaqucha (Junín)

This article is about the lake in the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha.
Yanaqucha
Location Junín Region, Junín Province, Carhuamayo District
Coordinates 10°51′40″S 75°59′25″W / 10.86111°S 75.99028°W / -10.86111; -75.99028Coordinates: 10°51′40″S 75°59′25″W / 10.86111°S 75.99028°W / -10.86111; -75.99028
Basin countries Peru

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake,[1] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in the Junín Region in Peru. It is situated in the Junín Province, in the north of the Carhuamayo District, north of the mountain Yanahirka (Quechua for "black mountain", hispanicized Yanajirca).[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Junín Province (Junín Region)


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