Pampaqucha (Puno)

For the lake in the Ayacucho Region, Peru, see Pampaqucha (Ayacucho).
Pampaqucha
Location Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Coordinates 14°6′3″S 70°10′55″W / 14.10083°S 70.18194°W / -14.10083; -70.18194Coordinates: 14°6′3″S 70°10′55″W / 14.10083°S 70.18194°W / -14.10083; -70.18194
Basin countries Peru

Pampaqucha (Quechua pampa a large plain, qucha lake[1] hispanicized spelling Pampacocha) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ajoyani District. Pampaqucha lies north-west of the mountain Hatun Pinkilluni.[2]

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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 Carabaya Province (Puno Region)


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