Yawarqucha (Junín)

This article is about the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yawarqucha.
Yawarqucha
Yawarqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°28′34″S 76°07′09″W / 11.47611°S 76.11917°W / -11.47611; -76.11917Coordinates: 11°28′34″S 76°07′09″W / 11.47611°S 76.11917°W / -11.47611; -76.11917
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region, Yauli Province
Parent range Andes

Yawarqucha (Quechua yawar blood, qucha lake,[2] "blood lake", hispanicized spelling Yahuarcocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. It lies northeast of Yuraqqucha. The peak east of Yawarqucha is named Miyu (Quechua for "poison", also spelled Mio).[1]

References

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


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