Lake Pucrococha

Lake Pucrococha
Location Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District
Coordinates 11°29′38″S 76°19′7″W / 11.49389°S 76.31861°W / -11.49389; -76.31861Coordinates: 11°29′38″S 76°19′7″W / 11.49389°S 76.31861°W / -11.49389; -76.31861
Basin countries Peru

Lake Pucrococha[1][2] (possibly from Quechua p'ukru gorge, ravine, gully, hollow, valley, qucha lake, lagoon)[3][4] is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District.[2] It lies south-east of Lake Marcapomacocha.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Ondores (23-k). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) showing the location of P'ukruqucha (unnamed)
  3. ↑ "Traductor de P'ukru". babylon.com. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.