Yarinaqucha

Yarinaqucha
Location Ucayali Region
Coordinates 13°51′24″S 71°01′30″W / 13.85667°S 71.02500°W / -13.85667; -71.02500Coordinates: 13°51′24″S 71°01′30″W / 13.85667°S 71.02500°W / -13.85667; -71.02500
Basin countries Peru
Max. length 15.45 km (9.60 mi)
Max. width 0.82 km (0.51 mi)
Surface elevation 149 m (489 ft)

Yarinaqucha (Quechua yarina ivory palm (Phytelephas macrocarpa syn. Phytelephas microcarpa),[1] qucha lake, lagoon,[2] "ivory palm lake", hispanicized spelling Yarinacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ucayali Region, Coronel Portillo Province, Yarinacocha District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 149 metres (489 ft), about 15.45 km long and 0.82 km at its widest point. Yarinaqucha lies west of the Ucayali River and north-west of Pucallpa.

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  1. ↑ museos-ecuador.gob.ec Tagua - Palmera (Phytelephas microcarpa) perteneciente a la familia de las Arecáceas. De su fruto se tallan botones y figuras artesanales. Se denomina también "shishide" y "yarina" (kichwa). Su madera se usa para pisos, las hojas sirven para techos y escobas, la semilla es comestible, y tiene usos medicinales.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Coronel Portillo Province (Ucayali Region)


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