Waskhaqucha (Huánuco)

Waskhaqucha
Location Peru
Huánuco Region
Coordinates 10°24′16″S 76°47′14″W / 10.40444°S 76.78722°WCoordinates: 10°24′16″S 76°47′14″W / 10.40444°S 76.78722°W

Waskhaqucha (Quechua waskha (also waska) rope, qucha lake,[1] hispanicized spelling Huascacocha) or Wask'aqucha (Quechua wask'a rectangle / long)[2][3] is a lake in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District. Waskhaqucha lies in the north of the Rawra mountain, west and north-west of the lakes Pataqucha, Ch'uspiqucha and T'inkiqucha.[4]

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References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. idiomarunasimi.com.ar Pachakallpa Yachay - Ingeniería civil, A list of technical Quechua expressions (Quechua-Spanish)
  3. Ministerio de la Mujer y Desarollo Social, Perú, Palabras Clave para la Atención en Salud, Quechua
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)