Qarwaqucha (Jesús-Queropalca)

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Qarwaqucha
Location Huanuco Region
Coordinates 10°14′39″S 76°51′56″W / 10.24417°S 76.86556°W / -10.24417; -76.86556Coordinates: 10°14′39″S 76°51′56″W / 10.24417°S 76.86556°W / -10.24417; -76.86556
Basin countries Peru
Max. length 1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Max. width 0.44 km (0.27 mi)
Surface elevation 4,150 m (13,620 ft)
Qarwaqucha (on the top in the center) in the east of the Waywash mountain range as seen from the air (NASA image)

Qarwaqucha (Quechua qarwa leaf worm, larva of a beetle / pale / yellowish / golden,[1] qucha lake,[2] hispanicized spelling Carhuacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, on the border of the districts Jesús and Queropalca.[3] It lies on the east side of the Waywash mountain range. The lake is about 1.5 km long and 0.44 km at its widest point.

See also

  • List of lakes in Peru

References

  1. ↑ de.scribd.com Quechua-Spanish dictionary, Cusco 2005: qarwa. - s. Zool. (Epicauta sp.) Gusano de las hojas. Coleóptero depredador del follaje de varios cultivos. ... / adj. Pálido, pálida / Amarillento / Dorado.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qucha, qhucha, quchacha. s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  3. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area


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