Saqraqucha

Saqraqucha
Location Peru
Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Llata District
Coordinates 9°36′38″S 76°58′25″W / 9.61056°S 76.97361°W / -9.61056; -76.97361Coordinates: 9°36′38″S 76°58′25″W / 9.61056°S 76.97361°W / -9.61056; -76.97361

Saqraqucha (Quechua saqra malignant, pernicious, bad, bad tempered, wicked / restless / devil, synonym of supay, qucha lake,[1][2] hispanicized spelling Sacracocha) is a lake in the Andes of Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Llata District.[3] It is situated northeast of the lake Qarwaqucha and northwest of the lake Yanaqucha .

References

  1. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamalíes Province (Huánuco Region)
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