Lichiqucha (Chicla-Yauli)

Lichiqucha (Quechua lichi milk (a borrowing from Spanish leche), qucha lake,[2][3] "milk lake", also spelled Lichicocha) is a mountain at a small lake of that name in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. Lichiqucha lies southwest of Wayrakancha.[1]

For the mountain in the districts of Marcapomacocha, Carampoma and Huanza on the border of the Junín Region and the Lima Region, Peru, see Lichiqucha.
Lichiqucha
Lichiqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates11°41′56″S 76°12′27″W 
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

The lake named Lichiqucha is east of the mountain in the Yauli District at 11°41′57″S 76°12′00″W.[1]

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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