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Yanaqucha (Junín)

Coordinates: 10°51′40″S 75°59′25″W / 10.86111°S 75.99028°W / -10.86111; -75.99028
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This article is about the lake in the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha.
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 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

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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