Yawarqucha (Lima)

This article is about the mountain at a small lake of that name in the Oyón Province, Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yawarqucha.
Yawarqucha
Yawarqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°50′49″S 76°37′37″W / 10.84694°S 76.62694°W / -10.84694; -76.62694Coordinates: 10°50′49″S 76°37′37″W / 10.84694°S 76.62694°W / -10.84694; -76.62694
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Yawarqucha (Quechua yawar blood, qucha lake,[2] "blood lake", hispanicized spelling Yahuarcocha) is a mountain at a small lake of that name in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Oyón Province, Oyón District.[1]

The lake named Yawarqucha lies west of the mountain at 10°50′56″S 76°37′09″W / 10.84889°S 76.61917°W / -10.84889; -76.61917.[1]

References

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


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