Lake Pumacocha (Jauja)

Lake Pumacocha
Lake Pomacocha
Location Peru
Junín Region
Coordinates 11°46′48″S 75°14′46.5″W / 11.78000°S 75.246250°W / -11.78000; -75.246250Coordinates: 11°46′48″S 75°14′46.5″W / 11.78000°S 75.246250°W / -11.78000; -75.246250

Lake Pumacocha[1][2] or Lake Pomacocha[3] (both possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, qucha lake)[4] is a lake in Peru located in Jauja Province, Junín.[1] It is located near the boundary between the provinces of Jauja and Concepción.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Peru 1:100 000, Jauja (24-m). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ↑ "Latin America Index Map". U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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