Waqraqucha (Jauja-Yauli)

This article is about the mountain at a small lake of that name on the border of tha Jauja Province and the Yauli Province, Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Waqraqucha.
Waqraqucha
Waqraqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°42′48″S 75°42′03″W / 11.71333°S 75.70083°W / -11.71333; -75.70083Coordinates: 11°42′48″S 75°42′03″W / 11.71333°S 75.70083°W / -11.71333; -75.70083
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Waqraqucha (Quechua waqra horn, qucha lake,[2] "horn lake", also spelled Huacracocha) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru at a small lake of that name which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 metres (14,436 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, on the border of the districts of Curicaca and Pomacancha, and in the Yauli Province, Chacapalpa District.[1]

The lake named Waqraqucha lies southeast of the peak in the Curicaca District at 10°43′19″S 75°41′46″W / 10.72194°S 75.69611°W / -10.72194; -75.69611.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Lagunas Con Nombre". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 20, 2016.


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