Lake Huascacocha (Huánuco)

Lake Huascacocha
Location Peru
Huánuco Region
Coordinates 10°24′16″S 76°47′14″W / 10.40444°S 76.78722°W / -10.40444; -76.78722Coordinates: 10°24′16″S 76°47′14″W / 10.40444°S 76.78722°W / -10.40444; -76.78722

Lake Huascacocha[1] (possibly from Quechua waskha or waska: rope; or wask'a: rectangle, long; and qucha: lake)[2][3][4] or Lake Huacacocha[5] is a lake in Peru located in Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District.[1] Lake Huascacocha lies in the north of the Raura mountain range, west of lakes Patarcocha and Chuspi.[1][5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ idiomarunasimi.com.ar Pachakallpa Yachay - Ingeniería civil, A list of technical Quechua expressions (Quechua-Spanish)
  4. ↑ Ministerio de la Mujer y Desarollo Social, Perú, Palabras Clave para la Atención en Salud, Quechua
  5. 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).


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