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Yawarqucha (Junín)

Coordinates: 11°28′34″S 76°07′09″W / 11.47611°S 76.11917°W / -11.47611; -76.11917
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Yawarqucha
Yawarqucha is located in Peru
Yawarqucha
Yawarqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°28′34″S 76°07′09″W / 11.47611°S 76.11917°W / -11.47611; -76.11917
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Yauli Province
Parent rangeAndes

Yawarqucha (Quechua yawar blood, qucha lake,[2] "blood lake", Hispanicized spelling Yahuarcocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. It lies northeast of Yuraqqucha. The peak east of Yawarqucha is named Miyu (Quechua for "poison", also spelled Mio).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.