Pichqaqucha

For the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru, see Pichqaqucha (Ayacucho).
Pichqaqucha
Location Peru
Huánuco Region
Coordinates 10°01′10″S 76°07′42″W / 10.01944°S 76.12833°W / -10.01944; -76.12833Coordinates: 10°01′10″S 76°07′42″W / 10.01944°S 76.12833°W / -10.01944; -76.12833[1]

Pichqaqucha (Quechua pichqa five qucha lake,[2] "five lakes", hispanicized spellings Pichcacocha, Pichgacocha, Pishcacocha) is a group of five lakes in Peru.[3] They lie in the Huánuco Region, Ambo Province, Conchamarca District.[4]

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru: Lagunas con nombre: Pichcacocha 10°01'10 S 76°07'42 W
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ mincetur.gob.pe Lagunas de Pichgacocha (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Ambo Province (Huánuco Region)


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