Waqraqucha (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
''waqra''
horn
Horn may refer to:
Common uses
* Horn (acoustic), a tapered sound guide
** Horn antenna
** Horn loudspeaker
** Vehicle horn
** Train horn
*Horn (anatomy), a pointed, bony projection on the head of various animals
* Horn (instrument), a family ...
, ''qucha'' lake, lagoon,
[ "horn lake", hispanicized names ''Huacracocha, Laguna Huacra'') is a lake in ]Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
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
* ...
, Junín Province 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
* Jun ...
, Junín District
Junín District is one of four districts of the Junín Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Wamanripa at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Yauli Province (Junín ...
.[ It belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.][
In 2000 the Waqraqucha dam was erected at the western end of the lake at . It is high. It is operated by Electroperu.][
]
References
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of the Department of Junín
Dams in Peru
Buildings and structures in the Department of Junín
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