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Antaqucha (Jauja)

Coordinates: 11°54′8.8″S 75°55′3.2″W / 11.902444°S 75.917556°W / -11.902444; -75.917556
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Antaqucha
Location of lake in Peru
Location of lake in Peru
Antaqucha
LocationJunín Region, Jauja Province
Coordinates11°54′8.8″S 75°55′3.2″W / 11.902444°S 75.917556°W / -11.902444; -75.917556
Basin countriesPeru

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.

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

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References

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  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