P'itiqucha (Ancash)

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For the lake in the Lima Region, Peru, see P'itiqucha (Lima).
P'itiqucha
Location Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°25′55″S 77°54′58″W / 8.43194°S 77.91611°W / -8.43194; -77.91611Coordinates: 8°25′55″S 77°54′58″W / 8.43194°S 77.91611°W / -8.43194; -77.91611[1]
Basin countries Peru

P'itiqucha (Quechua p'iti to divide by pulling powerfully to the extremes / gap, interruption, qucha lake, lagoon,[2] "gap lake", hispanicized spelling Piticocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Pallasca Province, Cabana District.[3]


See also

  • List of lakes in Peru

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe "Lagunas con nombre, Piticocha 08°25'55 S 77°54'58 W", retrieved on June 13, 2013
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): p'iti, s. Acción de dividir tirando con violencia por los extremos. || Interrupción. Acción de interrumpir. Allqa, tati. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pallasca Province (Ancash Region)


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