Wat'aqucha (Ayacucho)

For the lake in the Pasco Region, Peru, see Wat'aqucha (Pasco).
Wat'aqucha
Location Peru
Ayacucho Region
Coordinates 14°30′08″S 73°36′18″W / 14.50222°S 73.60500°W / -14.50222; -73.60500Coordinates: 14°30′08″S 73°36′18″W / 14.50222°S 73.60500°W / -14.50222; -73.60500

Wat'aqucha (Quechua wat'a island, qucha lake,[1] "island lake", hispanicized spelling Huatajocha) is a lake in the Ayacucho Region in Peru. It is located in the Lucanas Province, Chipao District. Wat'aqucha lies southeast of Suyt'uqucha and Chawpiqucha.[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 Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 04, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.