P'itiqucha (Ancash)

This article is about the lake in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see P'itiqucha.
P'itiqucha
Location Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°25′55″S 77°54′58″W / 8.43194°S 77.91611°W / -8.43194; -77.91611Coordinates: 8°25′55″S 77°54′58″W / 8.43194°S 77.91611°W / -8.43194; -77.91611[1]
Basin countries Peru

P'itiqucha (Quechua p'iti dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption, qucha lake, lagoon,[2] "gap lake", hispanicized spelling Piticocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Pallasca Province, Cabana District.[3]


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References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe "Lagunas con nombre, Piticocha 08°25'55 S 77°54'58 W", retrieved on June 13, 2013
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pallasca Province (Ancash Region)


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