Yanaqucha (Junín)

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Yanaqucha
Location of Yanaqucha in Peru.
Location of Yanaqucha in Peru.
Yanaqucha
LocationJunín Region, Junín Province, Carhuamayo District
Coordinates10°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 countriesPeru

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]

See also[]

  • List of lakes in Peru

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)
  • INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26


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