Lake Veluyoc Cocha

Lake Veluyoc Cocha
Location Peru, Puno Region
Coordinates 14°18′36″S 69°49′53″W / 14.31000°S 69.83139°W / -14.31000; -69.83139Coordinates: 14°18′36″S 69°49′53″W / 14.31000°S 69.83139°W / -14.31000; -69.83139
Basin countries Peru

Lake Veluyoc Cocha (possibly from Quechua wilu dry maize reed, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, qucha lake,[1][2]) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Crucero District. It lies southwest of the mountain Veluyoc Orjo and west of the mountain Aricoma and Lake Aricoma.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Dicccionario Español-Quechua, Colección Diccionarios del mundo, juancareditores, Lima 2011
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map Crucero 2 (Puno Region)


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