Quchayuq (Yauli)

Quchayuq
Quchayuq
	Quchayuq Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates	11°29′24″S 76°06′15″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Junín Region
Parent range	Andes

Quchayuq (Quechua qucha lake, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with a lake (or lakes)", also spelled Cuchayoc) is a mountain in Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. Quchayuq lies northeast of a mountain and a lake named Yuraqqucha[1] (Quechua for "white lake").[2]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)

[laime-2] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)