Pukaqucha (Ocongate)

This article is about the lake in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukaqucha.
Pukaqucha
Location Peru
Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Coordinates 13°41′30″S 71°8′40″W / 13.69167°S 71.14444°W / -13.69167; -71.14444Coordinates: 13°41′30″S 71°8′40″W / 13.69167°S 71.14444°W / -13.69167; -71.14444

Pukaqucha (Quechua puka red, qucha lake,[1] "red lake", hispanicized spelling Pucacocha) is a lake in the Willkanuta mountain range in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Pukaqucha lies between the lake Sinkrinaqucha in the north-west and the lake Warurumiqucha in the south-east. The small lakes north and south of it are called Allqaqucha ("black-and-white lake", Alcacocha) and Yanaqucha ("black lake", Yanacocha).[2]


References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)


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