Ch'uspiqucha (Yauyos)
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For the lake in the Huarochirí Province, Lima Region, Peru, see Ch'uspiqucha (Huarochirí).
| Ch'uspiqucha | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lima Region |
| Coordinates | 12°08′01″S 75°58′52″W / 12.13361°S 75.98111°WCoordinates: 12°08′01″S 75°58′52″W / 12.13361°S 75.98111°W |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Max. length | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.35 km (0.84 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,491 m (14,734 ft) |
Ch'uspiqucha (Quechua ch'uspi insect, generic name of flies or two-winged insects / fly, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "fly lake" or "insect lake", hispanicized spelling Chuspicocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,625 metres (15,174 ft), about 1.02 km long and 0.4 km at its widest point. Ch'uspiqucha lies south of the Paryaqaqa mountain range and the lake Pawqarqucha and north of the lakes Tikllaqucha and Pisququcha, near the village Tanta.
See also
- Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
- List of lakes in Peru
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): ch'uspi, s. Insecto. Nombre genérico de moscas o insectos dípteros. s. Mosca. Insecto común alado. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) showing the location of "Ch'uspiqucha" (unnamed) lying south of Pawqarqucha
- INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26
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