Waskhaqucha (Cajas)

This article is about the lake in the San Pedro de Cajas District, Tarma Province, Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Waskhaqucha (disambiguation).
Waskhaqucha
Location Peru
Junín Region
Coordinates 11°08′33″S 75°49′18″W / 11.14250°S 75.82167°W / -11.14250; -75.82167Coordinates: 11°08′33″S 75°49′18″W / 11.14250°S 75.82167°W / -11.14250; -75.82167
Max. length 1.87 km (1.16 mi)
Max. width 0.43 km (0.27 mi)
Surface elevation 4,312 m (14,147 ft)

Waskhaqucha (Quechua waskha (also waska) rope, qucha lake,[1] hispanicized spelling Huascacocha) or Wask'aqucha (Quechua wask'a rectangle)[2] is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, San Pedro de Cajas District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,312 metres (14,147 ft), about 1.87 km long and 0.43 km at its widest point. Waskhaqucha lies south-east of the lake Chinchayqucha and north-east of the smaller lake Pukaqucha, north of the village Patakancha.

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: waskha, waska - s. Soga. Cuerda gruesa de lana. waskha adj. y s. Horizontal. qucha, qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  2. ↑ idiomarunasimi.com.ar Pachakallpa Yachay - Ingeniería civil, A list of technical Quechua expressions (Quechua-Spanish): WASKHA = soga, cable. WASK’A : rectángulo.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarma Province (Junín Region)


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