Lake Saracocha

Lake Saracocha
Location Peru
Puno Region
Coordinates 15°46′51.9″S 70°37′20.4″W / 15.781083°S 70.622333°W / -15.781083; -70.622333Coordinates: 15°46′51.9″S 70°37′20.4″W / 15.781083°S 70.622333°W / -15.781083; -70.622333[1]
Basin countries Peru

Lake Saracocha (possibly from Quechua sara maize, qucha lake, lagoon)[2] is a lake in Peru situated in the Puno Region, San Roman Province, Cabanillas District.

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References

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com Retrieved on June 24, 2013
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): sara - s. Maíz. / Maíz amarillo: Q'illu sara. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.


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