Qanchisqucha (Yungay)

For the lake in the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Ancash Region, Peru, see Qanchisqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga).
Qanchisqucha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 9°15′05″S 77°49′12″W / 9.25139°S 77.82000°W / -9.25139; -77.82000Coordinates: 9°15′05″S 77°49′12″W / 9.25139°S 77.82000°W / -9.25139; -77.82000[1]

Qanchisqucha (Quechua qanchis seven qucha lake,[2] "seven lakes", also spelled Canchiscocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Quillo District.[3] It lies northeast of Puka Ranra.

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru: Lagunas con nombre: Canchiscocha 08°47'26 S 77°19'57 W
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
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