Putkaqucha (Concepción)

Putkaqucha (Quechua putka muddy (Jauja Quechua), qucha lake,[3][4] "muddy lake", hispanicized spelling Putcacocha) is a mountain in Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high, at a lake of that name. The mountain and the lake are located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Andamarca District, northeast of the Waytapallana mountain range. The peak of Putkaqucha is south of Utkhu Warqu.[1]

For the lake in the Yauli Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Putkaqucha (Yauli).
Putkaqucha
Putkaqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates11°44′27″S 74°56′43″W [2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

The lake named Putkaqucha (erroneously also spelled Putcococha) is situated at 11°45′33″S 74°56′44″W.[5]

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Concepción Province (Junín Region)
  2. "Nevado Putcacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) , see qoncho (in Junín: putka)
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. "Laguna Putcococha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 9, 2015.


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