Yawarqucha (Huancavelica)

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°08′32″S 74°59′20″W / 13.14222°S 74.98889°W / -13.14222; -74.98889Coordinates: 13°08′32″S 74°59′20″W / 13.14222°S 74.98889°W / -13.14222; -74.98889
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes

Yawarqucha (Quechua yawar blood, qucha, lake,[2] "blood lake", hispanicized spelling Yahuarcocha) is a mountain in the Huancavelica Region in Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District, in the Huancavelica Province, Huachocolpa District, and in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Yawarqucha lies north-east of the lake Chuqlluqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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