Urququcha (Arequipa)

This article is about the lake in the Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Urququcha.
Urququcha
Location Peru
Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province
Coordinates 16°06′32″S 70°54′15″W / 16.10889°S 70.90417°W / -16.10889; -70.90417Coordinates: 16°06′32″S 70°54′15″W / 16.10889°S 70.90417°W / -16.10889; -70.90417

Urququcha (Quechua urqu male, qucha lake,[1] "male lake", also spelled Orcococha) is a lake in the Arequipa Region in Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Province, Tarucani District. Urququcha lies southeast of Chinaqucha, northwest of a mountain named Suri Wasi.[2]

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 Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)


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