Yanaqucha (Junín) Explained

Yanaqucha
Coords:	-10.8611°N -75.9903°W
Basin Countries:	Peru
Pushpin Map:	Peru
Pushpin Map Alt:	Location of Yanaqucha in Peru.

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake,^[1] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in the north of the Carhuamayo District, north of the mountain Yanahirka (Quechua for "black mountain", hispanicized Yanajirca) in Junín Province, Junín Region, Peru.^[2]

See also

• List of lakes in Peru

References

• INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26

Notes and References

1. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Junín Province (Junín Region)