Junín Plateau

	Junín Plateau 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, Nariño Ecuador * Junín Canton, in Manabí Province Peru Department of Junín * Junín Province * Junín, Peru * Junín District * Lake Junin, also known as Chinchayqucha * Junín National Reserve Venezuela * Junín Municipality, Táchira See also * * Battle of Junín The Battle of Junín was a large cavalry engagement of the Peruvian War of Independence, fought in the highlands of the Junín Region on 6 August 1824. The preceding February the royalists had regained control of Lima, and having regrouped in T ... , during the Peruvian War of Independence in 1824 {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Junín Partido Junín Partido is a county ('' partido'') in the . Its population is 88,664 inhabitants () and the population density reaches 39.4 inhabitants/km2. Its administrative seat is the city of Junín. Geography Junín occupies an area of , It is bounded on the northwest by General Arenales, on the northeast by Rojas, on the east by Chacabuco, on the southeast by Bragado, on the south by General Viamonte, on the southwest by Lincoln and on the west by Leandro N. Alem. Settlements * Junín Agustina Blandengues * Balneario Laguna de Gómez (AKA: Laguna de Gómez) * Agustín Roca (AKA: Coronel Marcos Paz) * Fortín Tiburcio * La Agraria * La Oriental * Laplacette * Las Parvas Morse Morse may refer to: People Morse (surname) * Morse Goodman (1917-1993), Anglican Bishop of Calgary, Canada * Morse Robb (1902–1992), Canadian inventor and entrepreneur Geography Antarctica * Cape Morse, Wilkes Land * Mount Morse, Churchi ... * Saforcada Notes and references External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Junín Canton Junín Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Junín. Its population at the 2001 census was 18,496. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: Mestizo 71.8% Montubio 19.4% Afro-Ecuadorian 5.4% White 3.4% Indigenous Indigenous may refer to: Indigenous peoples Indigenous (ecology) In biogeography, a native species is indigenous to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only local natural evolution (though often populari ... 0.0% Other 0.1% References Cantons of Manabí Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Junín National Reserve Junín National Reserve is a protected area located in the region of Junín, 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 .... One of its main purposes is to protect the ecosystem and biodiversity of Lake Junín and the surrounding Central Andean wet puna. Ecology Flora Land native plant species found in the reserve include: ''Plantago rigida, Calamagrostis vicunarum, Paranephelius ovatus, Lobelia oligophylla, Baccharis tricuneata, Jarava ichu, Alchemilla pinnata, Festuca dolichophylla, Festuca dolychophylla, Chuquiraga spinosa, Geranium sessiliflorum, Distichia (plant), Distichia muscoides, Ribes cuneifolium, Azorella diapensioides, Austrocylindropuntia floccosa, Lupinus brachyphyllus, etc.'' Aquatic native plant species found in the reserve include: ''Schoenoplectus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lake Junin Lake Junin (; Spanish language, Spanish ''Lago Junín'', named after the nearby town of Junín, Peru, Junin) or Chinchaycocha (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''chincha, chinchay'' north, northern, ''chinchay'' ocelot, ''qucha'' lake, lagoon, "northern lake" or "ocelot lake") is the largest lake entirely within Peruvian territory. Even though Lake Titicaca has a much larger area, its eastern half is located on Bolivian territory. Lake Junin is an important birdwatching destination in the country. Geography Lake Junin is located in the Andean highlands of central Peru. Most of the lake is in the Junin Province of the Junin Region, but its northwestern tip belongs to the Pasco Province of the Pasco Region. The surface elevation of the lake is located at above sea level.Shoobridge, D. (February 2006). Protected Area Profile Perú - Junín National Reserve, ParksWatch Perú. The lake is on the upper reaches of the Mantaro River within the Amazon basin. There is a hydroelect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 Region) Climate See also * Allqaqucha * Antaqucha * Chiqllaqucha * Lake Junin Lake Junin (; Spanish language, Spanish ''Lago Junín'', named after the nearby town of Junín, Peru, Junin) or Chinchaycocha (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''chincha, chinchay'' north, northern, ''chinchay'' ocelot, ''qucha'' lake, lag ... * Waqraqucha References Districts of the Department of Junín Districts of the Junín province {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Junín, Peru Junín is a city in Central Peru, capital of the Junín Province in the Department of Junín. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Junín, at an elevation of 4,107 m (13,474 ft). It was founded as Town of Kings in 1539 and elevated to city level by the Law No. 9834, on October 27, 1943, during the presidency of Manuel Prado Ugarteche. Raúl Pacheco and Gladys Tejeda Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga (born 30 September 1985) is a Peruvian long-distance runner who has represented Peru in various international competitions, including the Olympics and the Pan American Games. Career In 2011, Tejeda secured a t ..., both Olympic marathon runners, were born here. Climate References Populated places in the Department of Junín {{Junin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 * Junín, Nariño Ecuador * Junín Canton, in Manabí Province Peru Department of Junín * Junín Province *Junín, Peru * Junín District *Lake Junin, also known as Chinchayqucha * Junín National Reserve Venezuela * Junín Municipality, Táchira See also * * Battle of Junín The Battle of Junín was a large cavalry engagement of the Peruvian War of Independence, fought in the highlands of the Junín Region on 6 August 1824. The preceding February the royalists had regained control of Lima, and having regrouped in T ... , during the Peruvian War of Independence in 1824 {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Department Of Junín Junín () is a Departments of Peru, department and Political division of Peru, region in the central highland (geography), highlands and westernmost Peruvian Amazon. Its capital is Huancayo. Geography The region has a very heterogeneous topography. The western cordillera, range located near the border with the Lima Region, has snowy and ice-covered peaks. On the east, there are high glacier valleys which end up in high plateaus (''Altiplano''). Among them is the Junín Plateau that is located between the cities of La Oroya and Cerro de Pasco. The Mantaro Valley becomes wider before Jauja up to the limit with the Huancavelica Region. This area concentrates a large share of the region's population. Towards the east, near the jungle, there is an abundance of narrow and deep canyons, with highly inclined hillsides, covered by woods under low-lying clouds. The Waytapallana mountain range is located in the south central area of the region. This range holds a great fault which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Junín, Nariño Junín is a settlement in Barbacoas Municipality, Nariño Department in Colombia. Climate Junín has a relatively cool due to elevation and extremely wet tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ... (Af). It is the wettest place in the department of Nariño. References {{Reflist Geography of Nariño Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Junín, Buenos Aires Junín () is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and administrative seat of the '' partido'' of Junín. It has a population of 85,420 () and is located west of the city of Buenos Aires. It is mostly known for being the hometown of former first lady of Argentina Eva Perón. History Inhabited by the native Charrúa folks, the stead's strategic location on the Salado River made it of interest to Spanish Viceroy Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo, who established an outpost there in the 1790s as part of a line of defense against raids by displaced natives. The location became known as ''El Potroso''. El Potroso was restrengthened by a fort by way of an 1826 decree by President Bernardino Rivadavia, and on December 27, 1827, the citadel was established under the command of a veteran of the Argentine War of Independence, Bernardino Escribano, as ''Fuerte de la Federación''. The advent of Buenos Aires Province Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas led to Escribano's 1829 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Junín, Cundinamarca Junín is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Guavio Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of in the east of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense. Junín borders Gachetá and Guatavita in the north, Gama and Gachalá in the east, Fómeque in the south, and La Calera and Guasca in the west. Etymology The former name Chipazaque of Junín refers to the shared terrain by the ''zipa'' and ''zaque'', the most important ''cacique A cacique, sometimes spelled as cazique (; ; feminine form: ), was a tribal chieftain of the Taíno people, who were the Indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles at the time of European cont ...s'' of the Muisca Confederation. In Chibcha language, Muysccubun it means "our father the ''zaque''" or "union between ''zipa'' and ''zaque''". The name Junín was given by Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera in 1861, because the green valleys reminded him of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Junín De Los Andes Junín de los Andes is a first category municipality and administrative center of the Huiliches Department in the province of Neuquén, Argentina. It is located in the south of the province, by the Chimehuin River, on National Route 40, about north of San Martín de los Andes and from the Chapelco Airport, which services the area. Founded in 1883 as a fortress during the Conquest of the Desert, it is the oldest town in the province. It developed as a cattle border town. A mixture of the native Mapuche people's and the Argentine pioneers' influence can be seen in the local culture. Over the years, it became a tourism center near the Lanín National Park and the surrounding Andean lakes. In spring and summer, it is a common place for birdwatching, fishing and other outdoor activities, being considered Argentina's national trout fishing capital. History The Huiliches area was populated in the pre-Hispanic times. Prior to the expansion of the Argentine state into Patagonia at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]