Canchiscocha (Yungay)
Canchiscocha | |
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Location |
Peru Ancash Region |
Coordinates | 9°15′05″S 77°49′12″W / 9.25139°S 77.82000°WCoordinates: 9°15′05″S 77°49′12″W / 9.25139°S 77.82000°W[1] |
Canchiscocha (possibly from Quechua qanchis seven qucha lake,[2] "seven lakes") 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
- ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru: Lagunas con nombre: Canchiscocha 08°47'26 S 77°19'57 W
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
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