Wich'iqucha (Huancayo)

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For the lake in the Jauja Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Wich'iqucha (Jauja).
Wich'iqucha
Location Junín Region
Coordinates 12°34′30″S 75°31′32″W / 12.57500°S 75.52556°W / -12.57500; -75.52556Coordinates: 12°34′30″S 75°31′32″W / 12.57500°S 75.52556°W / -12.57500; -75.52556
Basin countries Peru
Max. length 3.16 km (1.96 mi)
Max. width 1.74 km (1.08 mi)
Surface elevation 4,653 m (15,266 ft)

Wich'iqucha (Quechua wich'i a large, wide-mouthed pitcher, qucha lake,[1] "pitcher lake", hispanicized spelling Huichicocha and Huisquicocha where the Quechua word 'wiski' (huisqui), a borrowing from English, means whisky) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,653 metres (15,266 ft), about 3.16 km long and 1.74 km at its widest point. Wich'iqucha lies north-west of the lake Aqchiqucha, south-west of the lake Yuraqqucha and east of the lake Quylluqucha.

See also

  • List of lakes in Peru

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: wich'i - s. Cántaro grande de boca ancha (JL). qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)
  • INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26
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