Ch'uspiqucha (Huánuco)

Ch'uspiqucha
Location Huánuco Region
Coordinates 10°24′16″S 76°44′46″W / 10.40444°S 76.74611°WCoordinates: 10°24′16″S 76°44′46″W / 10.40444°S 76.74611°W
Basin countries Peru
Surface elevation 4,150 metres (13,615 ft)[1]

Ch'uspiqucha (Quechua ch'uspi insect, generic name of flies or two-winged insects / fly, qucha lake, lagoon,[2] "fly lake" or "insect lake", hispanicized names Chuspi, Chuspiccocha, Chuspicocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District. It lies in the north of the Rawra mountain range, between the lakes Pataqucha in the north-west and T'inkiqucha in the south-east. Ch'uspiqucha is situated at a height of 4,150 metres (13,615 ft) at the foot of the mountain Chira (4,777 metres (15,673 ft)). The glacier above it is named Ch'uspiqucha (Chuspiccocha) after the lake.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Oskar E. Busch, Peru: Die schönsten Wanderungen und Trekkingtouren. 62 Touren
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)