Urqunqucha

This article is about the lake in the Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Urququcha.
Urqunqucha
Location Peru
Ayacucho Region
Coordinates 14°36′0.6″S 73°56′10″W / 14.600167°S 73.93611°W / -14.600167; -73.93611Coordinates: 14°36′0.6″S 73°56′10″W / 14.600167°S 73.93611°W / -14.600167; -73.93611
Surface elevation 4,402 m (14,442 ft)[1]

Urqunqucha (Quechua urqu male / mountain, -n a suffix, qucha lake,[2] "lake of the male" or "lake of the mountain", hispanicized spelling Orconccocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, in the districts Chipao and Puquio.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,402 metres (14,442 ft). Urqunqucha lies southwest of the lake Sawaqucha, northwest of the slightly smaller lake which is also named Urqunqucha, Islaqucha, Pukaqucha and Apiñaqucha and northeast of the lake Yawriwiri.

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References

  1. ↑ "Orconcocha Laguna". mapcarta. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)


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