Chinaqucha (Arequipa)

For the lake in the Apurímac Region, Peru, see Chinaqucha. For the lake named Chinanqucha in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Llankanuku Lakes.
Chinaqucha
Location Peru
Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province
Coordinates 16°06′12″S 70°54′45″W / 16.10333°S 70.91250°W / -16.10333; -70.91250Coordinates: 16°06′12″S 70°54′45″W / 16.10333°S 70.91250°W / -16.10333; -70.91250

Chinaqucha (Quechua china female, qucha lake,[1] "female lake", also spelled Chinacocha) is a lake in the Arequipa Region in Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Province, Tarucani District. Chinaqucha lies northwest of Urququcha and the 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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