Lake Chullpacocha

Lake Chullpacocha
Location Puno Region
Coordinates 14°44′05″S 69°32′26″W / 14.73472°S 69.54056°W / -14.73472; -69.54056Coordinates: 14°44′05″S 69°32′26″W / 14.73472°S 69.54056°W / -14.73472; -69.54056
Basin countries Peru

Lake Chullpacocha (possibly from Quechua chullpa an ancient burial tower, qucha lake,[1] "chullpa lake") is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, south of Ananea.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Putina 2941, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)


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