Yanaqucha (Junín)

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake,[1] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in the north of the Carhuamayo District, north of the mountain Yanahirka (Quechua for "black mountain", hispanicized Yanajirca) in Junín Province, Junín Region, Peru.[2]

Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha
LocationJunín Region, Junín Province, Carhuamayo District
Coordinates10°51′40″S 75°59′25″W
Basin countriesPeru

See also

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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