Yuraqqucha (Yauli)
Yuraqqucha | |
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![]() ![]() Yuraqqucha Peru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,022 m (16,476 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 11°29′57″S 76°07′47″W / 11.49917°S 76.12972°WCoordinates: 11°29′57″S 76°07′47″W / 11.49917°S 76.12972°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Junín Region, Yauli Province |
Parent range | Andes |
Yuraqqucha (Quechua yuraq white, qucha lake,[2] "white lake", Hispanicized spelling Yuraccocha) is a 5,022-metre-high (16,476 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru near a small lake of the same name. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, northeast of the peak of Challwaqucha.[3]
The mountain is named after a little lake northwest of it [3] at 11°29′38″S 76°08′39″W / 11.49389°S 76.14417°W.
References[]
- ^ "Ondores (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
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- Mountains of Peru
- Mountains of Junín Region
- Lakes of Peru
- Lakes of Junín Region
- Junín Region geography stubs