Tipiqucha (Huancavelica)

This article is about the lake in the Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Tipiqucha.
Tipiqucha
Location Peru
Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province
Coordinates 12°47′42″S 75°12′52″W / 12.79500°S 75.21444°W / -12.79500; -75.21444Coordinates: 12°47′42″S 75°12′52″W / 12.79500°S 75.21444°W / -12.79500; -75.21444

Tipiqucha (Quechua tipi Pennisetum clandestinum[1] (a grass species), tipiy to husk maize, to snap, to break, qucha lake,[2] hispanicized spelling Tipicocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Nuevo Occoro District.[3] Tipiqucha lies in the southwestern part of the district, east of Sitaq.

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References

  1. ↑ Jeffery Bentley, Weeds and Farmer Decision-Making in Cochabamba, Report of an Anthropological Study with the PROMASSEL Project, January 10—February 4, 2000, Cochabamba, Bolivia, p. 10
  2. ↑ Clodoaldo Soto Ruiz, Runasimi-Kastillanu-Inlis Llamkaymanaq Qullqa, Ayakuchu-Chanka, I rakta, Quechua-Spanish-Engish Functional Dictionary, Ayacucho-Chanka, Vol I
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province (Huancavelica Region)


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