Yuraqqucha (Yauli)

Yuraqqucha
Yuraqqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,022 m (16,476 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°29′57″S 76°07′47″W / 11.49917°S 76.12972°W / -11.49917; -76.12972Coordinates: 11°29′57″S 76°07′47″W / 11.49917°S 76.12972°W / -11.49917; -76.12972 
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region, Yauli Province
Parent range Andes

Yuraqqucha (Quechua yuraq white, qucha lake,[2] "white lake", Hispanicized spelling Yuraccocha) is a 5,022-metre-high (16,476 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru near a small lake of the same name. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, northeast of the peak of Challwaqucha.[3]

The mountain is named after a little lake northwest of it [3] at 11°29′38″S 76°08′39″W / 11.49389°S 76.14417°W / -11.49389; -76.14417.

References

  1. ↑ "Ondores (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)


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