Q'araqucha
| Q'araqucha | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Peru Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province |
| Coordinates | 13°21′49.2″S 75°05′25.3″W / 13.363667°S 75.090361°WCoordinates: 13°21′49.2″S 75°05′25.3″W / 13.363667°S 75.090361°W |
| Surface elevation | 4,528 m (14,856 ft)[1] |
Q'araqucha (Quechua q'ara naked, bald, unpopulated, qucha lake,[2][3] "bare lake", hispanicized spellings Caracocha, Caraccocha, Ccaraccocha, Ccaracocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District.[4] It is situated at a height of about 4,528 metres (14,856 ft). Q'araqucha lies south of the lakes Chuqlluqucha and Urququcha.
References
- ↑ mapcarta.com "Laguna Ccaraccocha", retrieved on February 11, 2014
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ 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 Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)