Pisququcha
| Pisququcha | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lima Region |
| Coordinates | 12°10′30″S 75°58′10″W / 12.17500°S 75.96944°WCoordinates: 12°10′30″S 75°58′10″W / 12.17500°S 75.96944°W |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Surface elevation | 4,484 metres (14,711 ft) |
Pisququcha (Quechua pisqu bird, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "bird lake", hispanicized spelling Piscococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.[2] Pisququcha is situated at a height of about 4,484 metres (14,711 ft), south of the lakes Pawqarqucha and Ch'uspiqucha and northeast of the lake Tikllaqucha.
See also
- Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
- List of lakes in Peru
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) showing the location of the village Pisququcha (Piscococha) at the lake Pisququcha (unnamed), between the lakes Pawqarqucha (Paucarcocha) and Tikllaqucha (Ticllacocha)