Puywanqucha

Puywanqucha
Location Peru
Huánuco Region
Coordinates 10°27′22″S 76°44′10″W / 10.45611°S 76.73611°WCoordinates: 10°27′22″S 76°44′10″W / 10.45611°S 76.73611°W[1]

Puywanqucha (Quechua puywan heart of an animal, qucha lake,[2] "heart lake", hispanicized spelling Puyhuancocha) is a lake in the Rawra mountain range in Peru. It lies in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, San Miguel de Cauri District.[3] Puywanqucha is situated south of the larger lake T'inkiqucha.

References

  1. ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru: Lagunas con nombre: Puyhuancocha 10°27'22 S 76°44'10'
  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)