Wiqruqucha (Huaylas)

Wiqruqucha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°46′24″S 77°35′55″W / 8.77333°S 77.59861°WCoordinates: 8°46′24″S 77°35′55″W / 8.77333°S 77.59861°W[1]

Wiqruqucha (Quechua wiqru twisted, bent qucha lake,[2] "bent lake", hispanicized spelling Huecrococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District.[3][4] It is situated in the Cordillera Blanca, northeast of the mountains Millwaqucha and Pilanku, and north of the Pukahirka and the lake Shuytuqucha.

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru: Lagunas con nombre: Huecrococha 08°46'24 S 77°35'55
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: wiqru, wist'u. - adj. Torcido, combado. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region) showing "Lago Huecrococha"
  4. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Laguna Huecrococha"