Putkaqucha (Yauli)

For the lake in the Concepción Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Putkaqucha (Concepción).
Putkaqucha
Location Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District
Coordinates 11°50′41″S 76°02′40″W / 11.84472°S 76.04444°W / -11.84472; -76.04444Coordinates: 11°50′41″S 76°02′40″W / 11.84472°S 76.04444°W / -11.84472; -76.04444[1]
Basin countries Peru

Putkaqucha (Quechua putka muddy (Jauja Quechua), qucha lake, lagoon,[2][3] "muddy lake", hispanicized spelling Putcacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District.[4] It lies in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range, south of the mountain Putka.

There is a smaller lake of the same name nearby west of Putkaqucha. It lies at 11°50′28″S 76°01′45″W / 11.84111°S 76.02917°W / -11.84111; -76.02917.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lagunas". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), see qoncho (in Junín: putka)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) showing the location of Putkaqucha (unnamed)


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