Waskhaqucha (Cajas)

Waskhaqucha
Location Peru
Junín Region
Coordinates 11°08′33″S 75°49′18″W / 11.14250°S 75.82167°W / -11.14250; -75.82167Coordinates: 11°08′33″S 75°49′18″W / 11.14250°S 75.82167°W / -11.14250; -75.82167
Max. length 1.87 km (1.16 mi)
Max. width 0.43 km (0.27 mi)
Surface elevation 4,312 m (14,147 ft)

Waskhaqucha (Quechua waskha (also waska) rope, qucha lake,[1] also spelled Huascacocha) or Wask'aqucha (Quechua wask'a rectangle)[2] is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, San Pedro de Cajas District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,312 metres (14,147 ft), about 1.87 km long and 0.43 km at its widest point. Waskhaqucha lies southeast of Chinchayqucha and northeast of a smaller lake named Pukaqucha, north of the village of Patakancha.

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ idiomarunasimi.com.ar Pachakallpa Yachay - Ingeniería civil, A list of technical Quechua expressions (Quechua-Spanish): WASKHA = soga, cable. WASK’A : rectángulo.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarma Province (Junín Region)


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