Yuraqqucha (Yauli)
For the lake in the Huancayo Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Yuraqqucha. For the mountain on the border of the Lima Region and the Junín Region, Peru, see Yuraqqucha (Lima-Junín).
| Yuraqqucha | |
|---|---|
  Yuraqqucha Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,022 m (16,476 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Junín Region, Yauli Province |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 11°29′57″S 76°07′47″W / 11.49917°S 76.12972°WCoordinates: 11°29′57″S 76°07′47″W / 11.49917°S 76.12972°W |
Yuraqqucha (Quechua yuraq white, qucha lake,[2] "white lake", hispanicized spelling Yuraccocha) is a 5,022-metre (16,476 ft) high 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.
References
- ↑ "Ondores (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)