Yanaqucha (Junín)

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; -75.99028
Basin countriesPeru

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]

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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