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Waqraqucha (Suitucancha)

Coordinates: 11°51′15″S 75°55′8″W / 11.85417°S 75.91889°W / -11.85417; -75.91889
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Waqraqucha
Waqraqucha is located in Peru
Waqraqucha
Waqraqucha
LocationJunín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District
Coordinates11°51′15″S 75°55′8″W / 11.85417°S 75.91889°W / -11.85417; -75.91889
Basin countriesPeru

Waqraqucha (Quechua waqra horn, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "horn lake", hispanicized spelling Huacracocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District. It is situated east of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range. Waqraqucha lies north of a lake named Wayllakancha (Huaylacancha) and the smaller lakes called Antaqucha (Antacocha), Wirukancha (Huirocancha) and Llaksaqucha (Yacsacocha).[2]

References

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