Urququcha (Apurímac)

This article is about the lake in the Apurímac Region, Peru. For other uses, see Urququcha.
Urququcha
Location Peru
Apurímac Region, Grau Province
Coordinates 13°55′9.5″S 72°43′30.2″W / 13.919306°S 72.725056°W / -13.919306; -72.725056Coordinates: 13°55′9.5″S 72°43′30.2″W / 13.919306°S 72.725056°W / -13.919306; -72.725056

Urququcha (Quechua urqu male animal; mountain, qucha lake,[1] "male lake", hispanicized spelling Orccococha, Orjococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Apurímac Region, Grau Province, Curpahuasi District.[2] It is situated west of Chinaqucha (Quechua for "female lake"), at the foot of Waman Ch'arpa.

References

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)


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