Huacracocha (possibly from

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *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 **So ...

''waqra''

horn Horn most often refers to: *Horn (acoustic), a conical or bell shaped aperture used to guide sound ** Horn (instrument), collective name for tube-shaped wind musical instruments *Horn (anatomy), a pointed, bony projection on the head of various ...

, ''qucha'' lake, lagoon, "horn lake") is a lake in

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

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 *Jun� ...

Yauli Province The Yauli Province is one of the nine provinces in Peru that form the Junín Region. It is bordered to the north by the Pasco Region and the Junín Province, to the east by the Tarma Province, to the south by the Jauja Province and to the west by ...

Morococha District Morococha District is one of ten districts of the province Yauli in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is ...

.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) It lies southeast of the mountain

Anticona Anticona (possibly from Quechua for metals or minerals, the inhabitants of the rainforest or the Andes), also called ''Ticlio'', is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla Dist ...

and south of the mountain Yanashinga, near the

Ticlio Ticlio (or Anticona) is a mountain pass and the highest point (4,818 m or 15,807 ft) of the Central Highway of Peru (km 120), located in the Andes Mountains in the Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Department of Lima. It used to be a railw ...

''(Anticona)'' mountain pass.

References

Lakes of Peru Lakes of Junín Region {{Junín-geo-stub

See also

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