Yuraqqucha

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Yuraqqucha / Tintayari / Wampuni
Location Peru
Junín Region
Coordinates 12°33′06″S 75°29′24″W / 12.55167°S 75.49000°W / -12.55167; -75.49000Coordinates: 12°33′06″S 75°29′24″W / 12.55167°S 75.49000°W / -12.55167; -75.49000
Max. length 5 km (3.1 mi)
Max. width 0.84 km (0.52 mi)
Surface elevation 4,466 m (14,652 ft)

Yuraqqucha (Quechua yuraq white, qucha lake,[1] "white lake", hispanicized spelling Yurajcocha), Tintayari or Wamp'uni (Quechua wamp'u boat, -ni, a suffix, hispanicized Huampuni) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,466 metres (14,652 ft), about 5 km long and 0.84 km at its widest point. Yuraqqucha lies north of the lake Aqchiqucha and northeast of the lake Wich'iqucha.


References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: yuraq - adj. y s. Blanco. De color de nieve o leche. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)
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