Mancacocha (possibly from
Quechua
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*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
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''mankha'' a gap deformed by continuous use, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in
Peru
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located in the
Junín Region Junín may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Junín Partido
**Junín, Buenos Aires
*** Junín Airport
* Junín Department, Mendoza
** Junín, Mendoza
* Junín Department, San Luis
*Junín de los Andes, Neuquén
Colombia
*Junín, Cundinamarca
*Juní ...
,
Jauja Province
Jauja Province is a Peruvian province. It is one of the nine provinces of the Junín Region. To the north it borders with the Yauli, Tarma and Chanchamayo Provinces. To the east with the Satipo Province, to the south with the Concepción Provin ...
,
Canchayllo District
Canchayllo District is one of thirty-four districts of the Jauja Province in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Its seat is Canchayllo.
Geography
The district lie ...
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[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region) showing Mankhaqucha (unnamed) south of the mountain Chalhuacocha ''(possibly from Quechua Challwaqucha)'' and east of the lake Llacsacocha ''(possibly from Quechua Llaksaqucha)''] It lies east of the lake
Llacsacocha, southwest of the lake
Chalhuacocha and south of the mountain Chalhuacocha ''(possibly from Quechua Challwaqucha)''. Mancacocha is connected with the lake Chaquipaque (possibly from Quechua ''Chakip'aki'' for "foot
fracture
Fracture is the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress. The fracture of a solid usually occurs due to the development of certain displacement discontinuity surfaces within the solid. If a displa ...
") southeast of it, situated at the foot of the mountain Chaquipaque.
References
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Junín Region
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