Yaguarcocha
Laguna Yahuarcocha
Location of Lake Yaguarcocha in Peru.
Location of Lake Yaguarcocha in Peru.
Yaguarcocha
Location of Lake Yaguarcocha in Peru.
Location of Lake Yaguarcocha in Peru.
Yaguarcocha
LocationPeru
Cajamarca Region
Coordinates7°34′45″S 77°58′29″W / 7.57917°S 77.97472°W / -7.57917; -77.97472[1]
Surface elevation3,600 metres (11,811 ft)[2][3]

Yaguarcocha, Yahuarcocha or Yawarcocha (possibly from Quechua yawar blood qucha lake,[4] "blood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Cajamarca Region, Cajabamba Province, Sitacocha District.[5] Yaguarcocha lies at a height of about 3,600 metres (11,811 ft), south of the little town Lluchubamba and northwest of the lake Quengococha, near the mountain Rima Rima.

References

  1. ↑ getamap.net "Laguna Yahuarcocha / Departamento de Cajamarca", retrieved on July 27, 2013
  2. ↑ "Laguna de Yaguarcocha". mincetur. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajamarca Province 2 (Cajamarca Region)
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajabamba Province (Cajamarca Region) showing "Lago Yahuarcocha"


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