Antaqucha (Jauja)

Antaqucha (Quechua anta copper, qucha lake,[1] "copper lake", Hispanicized spelling Antacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District.[2] It belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.

This article is about the lake in the Jauja Province, Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Antaqucha.
Antaqucha
Antaqucha
LocationJunín Region, Jauja Province
Coordinates11°54′8.8″S 75°55′3.2″W
Basin countriesPeru

There are plans to build a 7.4 m (24 ft) high dam at the lake.[3]

See also
  • List of lakes in Peru

References
  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region) (unnamed)
  3. Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005


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