Papaqucha (Huancavelica)

For the lake in the Lima Region, see Papaqucha (Lima).
Papaqucha
Location Peru
Huancavelica Region
Coordinates 12°44′02″S 75°31′24″W / 12.73389°S 75.52333°W / -12.73389; -75.52333Coordinates: 12°44′02″S 75°31′24″W / 12.73389°S 75.52333°W / -12.73389; -75.52333[1]

Papaqucha (Quechua papa potato, qucha lake,[2] "potato lake", hispanicized spelling Papacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District.[3] It lies south of Warmiqucha.

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru, Lagunas: "Papacocha"
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
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