Waqraqucha

For the lake in the Suitucancha District, Yauli Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Waqraqucha (Suitucancha).
Waqraqucha

Waqraqucha (the largest lake on the left) as seen from Mount Yuraqqucha
Location Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District
Coordinates 11°35′38.4″S 76°09′41.1″W / 11.594000°S 76.161417°WCoordinates: 11°35′38.4″S 76°09′41.1″W / 11.594000°S 76.161417°W
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, Morococha District.[2] It lies southeast of the mountain Antikuna and south of the mountain Yanasinqa, near the Antikuna (Anticona) mountain pass.

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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)