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Yuraqqucha (Yauli)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Yauli Province, Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yuraqqucha (disambiguation).
Yuraqqucha
Yuraqqucha is located in PeruYuraqquchaYuraqquchaPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,022 m (16,476 ft)
Coordinates11°29′57″S 76°07′47″W / 11.49917°S 76.12972°W / -11.49917; -76.12972
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Yauli Province
Parent rangeAndes

Yuraqqucha (Quechua yuraq white, qucha lake, "white lake", Hispanicized spelling Yuraccocha) is a 5,022-metre-high (16,476 ft) 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.

The mountain is named after a little lake northwest of it at 11°29′38″S 76°08′39″W / 11.49389°S 76.14417°W / -11.49389; -76.14417.

References

  1. "Ondores (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 5, 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 Yauli Province (Junín Region)


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