Yawarqucha_(Junín)

Yawarqucha (Junín)

Yawarqucha (Junín)

Mountain in Peru

This article is about the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yawarqucha.

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]

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


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