Llaksaqucha (Yauli)

Llaksaqucha Dam
Llaksaqucha Dam
	Location of Llaksaqucha Dam in Peru
Country	Peru
Dam and spillways
Height	10 m (33 ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)	Electroperu

Llaksaqucha
Llaksaqucha
	Llaksaqucha
Location	Peru ; Junín Region, Yauli Province
Coordinates	11°47′03″S 76°01′20″W / 11.78417°S 76.02222°W
Basin countries	Peru
Max. length	1.12 km (0.70 mi)
Max. width	0.56 km (0.35 mi)
Surface elevation	ca. 4,650 m (15,260 ft)

Llaksaqucha (Quechua llaksa puna teal (Anas puna); fearful; melting of metals; metal; bronze; a small ceremonial collar, qucha lake,^[1]^[2]^[3] hispanicized spelling Llacsacocha) is a lake in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Huay-Huay District. It lies northeast of Uqhu and Qayqu.^[4] The lake belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.^[5]

The 10 m (33 ft) high Llaksaqucha dam was erected at the eastern end of the lake at 11°46′58.91″S 76°01′6.019″W / 11.7830306°S 76.01833861°W / -11.7830306; -76.01833861. It is operated by Electroperu^[5]

References

^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
^ prezi.com "Lista de aves de Huacarpay" (in Spanish)
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
^ ^a ^b Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005

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