Ch'uspiqucha (Yauyos)

This article is about the lake in the Yauyos Province, Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Ch'uspiqucha.
Ch'uspiqucha
Location Lima Region
Coordinates 12°08′01″S 75°58′52″W / 12.13361°S 75.98111°W / -12.13361; -75.98111Coordinates: 12°08′01″S 75°58′52″W / 12.13361°S 75.98111°W / -12.13361; -75.98111
Basin countries Peru
Max. length 2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Max. width 1.35 km (0.84 mi)
Surface elevation 4,491 m (14,734 ft)

Ch'uspiqucha (Quechua ch'uspi insect, generic name of flies or two-winged insects / fly, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "fly lake" or "insect lake", hispanicized spelling Chuspicocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,625 metres (15,174 ft), about 1.02 km long and 0.4 km at its widest point. Ch'uspiqucha lies south of the Paryaqaqa mountain range and the lake Pawqarqucha and north of the lakes Tikllaqucha and Pisququcha, near the village Tanta.

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) showing the location of "Ch'uspiqucha" (unnamed) lying south of Pawqarqucha


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