Liyunqucha Explained

Liyunqucha
Elevation M:5215
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Junín Region, Lima Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-11.5425°N -76.3322°W

Liyunqucha (Quechua liyun lion (a borrowing from Spanish león, here referring to the cougar), qucha lake, "cougar's (or lion's) lake", also spelled León Cocha) is a 5215m (17,110feet) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Carampoma District. Liyunqucha lies northwest of Yana Ulla and southeast of a mountain named Lichiqucha.