Chaupicocha (Puno)

Chaupicocha
Location Peru
Puno Region
Coordinates 13°57′54″S 70°24′05″W / 13.96500°S 70.40139°W / -13.96500; -70.40139Coordinates: 13°57′54″S 70°24′05″W / 13.96500°S 70.40139°W / -13.96500; -70.40139[1]

Chaupicocha (possibly from Quechua chawpi central, middle, qucha lake,[2] "central lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District.[3] It lies in the Carabaya mountain range, south of Allincapac and southwest of Chichicapac.


References

  1. ↑ archive.is "Chaupicocha", retrieved on January 10, 2014
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, DICCIONARIO BILINGÜE, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
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