Huarmicocha (Huancavelica)

Huarmicocha
Location Huancavelica Region
Coordinates 12°42′32″S 75°31′37″W / 12.70889°S 75.52694°W / -12.70889; -75.52694Coordinates: 12°42′32″S 75°31′37″W / 12.70889°S 75.52694°W / -12.70889; -75.52694[1]
Basin countries Peru

Huarmicocha (possibly from Quechua warmi woman, wife, qucha lake,[2] "woman's lake") is a large lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District.

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References

  1. mapcarta.com "Laguna Huarmicocha", retrieved on January 11, 2014
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  • INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26


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