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Yawarqucha (Lima)

Coordinates: 10°50′49″S 76°37′37″W / 10.84694°S 76.62694°W / -10.84694; -76.62694
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Yawarqucha
Yawarqucha is located in Peru
Yawarqucha
Yawarqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°50′49″S 76°37′37″W / 10.84694°S 76.62694°W / -10.84694; -76.62694
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yawarqucha (Quechua yawar blood, qucha lake,[2] "blood lake", Hispanicized spelling Yahuarcocha) is a mountain at a small lake of that name in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Oyón Province, Oyón District.[1]

The lake named Yawarqucha lies west of the mountain at 10°50′56″S 76°37′09″W / 10.84889°S 76.61917°W / -10.84889; -76.61917.[1]

References

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