Waqraqucha (Suitucancha)

Waqraqucha
Location Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District
Coordinates 11°51′15″S 75°55′8″W / 11.85417°S 75.91889°W / -11.85417; -75.91889Coordinates: 11°51′15″S 75°55′8″W / 11.85417°S 75.91889°W / -11.85417; -75.91889
Basin countries Peru

Waqraqucha (Quechua waqra horn, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "horn lake", hispanicized spelling Huacracocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District. It is situated east of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range. Waqraqucha lies north of a lake named Wayllakancha (Huaylacancha) and the smaller lakes called Antaqucha (Antacocha), Wirukancha (Huirocancha) and Llaksaqucha (Yacsacocha).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
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