Papaqucha (Lima)
For the lake in the Huancavelica Region, see Papaqucha (Huancavelica).
| Papaqucha | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Peru Lima Region |
| Coordinates | 12°06′30″S 75°50′03″W / 12.10833°S 75.83417°WCoordinates: 12°06′30″S 75°50′03″W / 12.10833°S 75.83417°W[1] |
Papaqucha (Quechua papa potato, qucha lake,[2] "potato lake", hispanicized spelling Papacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huancaya District.[3] It lies at the Cañete River, near the town Vilca.
References
- ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru, Lagunas: "Papacocha"
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) (unnamed)