Chiqllaqucha (Ancash)

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For the lake in the Junín Region, Peru, see Chiqllaqucha (Junín).
Chiqllaqucha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 9°11′05″S 77°32′44″W / 9.18472°S 77.54556°W / -9.18472; -77.54556Coordinates: 9°11′05″S 77°32′44″W / 9.18472°S 77.54556°W / -9.18472; -77.54556[1]

Chiqllaqucha (Quechua chiqlla green, qucha lake,[2][3] "green lake", hispanicized spelling Chequiacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District.[4] Chiqllaqucha is situated at the very end of the Awkishqucha ravine, between the mountain Chiqllarahu in the northwest and the Wallqan in the southeast, south of the lake Wallqaqucha and northeast of the lake Awkishqucha.

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru, Lagunas con Nombre: Chequiacocha 09°11'05 S 77°32'44 W, retrieved on August 6, 2013
  2. ↑ Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English (pdf) (5-vowel-system): cheqlla - green
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carhuaz Province (Ancash Region)
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