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Yawarqucha (Huaytará)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Huaytará Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yawarqucha.
Yawarqucha
Yawarqucha is located in PeruYawarquchaYawarquchaPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,035 m (16,519 ft)
Coordinates13°14′21″S 74°47′58″W / 13.23917°S 74.79944°W / -13.23917; -74.79944
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yawarqucha (Quechua yawar blood, qucha lake, "blood lake", Hispanicized spelling Yahuarcocha) is a 5,035-metre-high (16,519 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Yawarqucha lies north of Wakan Q'allay.

References

  1. "Cerro Yahuarcocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)


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