Yawarqucha (Huancavelica)

Yawarqucha
Yawarqucha

Peru

Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 13°08′32″S 74°59′20″W / 13.14222°S 74.98889°WCoordinates: 13°08′32″S 74°59′20″W / 13.14222°S 74.98889°W

Yawarqucha (Quechua yawar blood, qucha, lake,[2] "blood lake", hispanicized spelling Yahuarcocha) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District, in the Huancavelica Province, Huachocolpa District, and in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Yawarqucha lies north-east of the lake Chuqlluqucha.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)