Putkaqucha (Yauli)

Putkaqucha (Quechua putka muddy (Jauja Quechua), qucha lake, lagoon,[2][3] "muddy lake", hispanicized spelling Putcacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District.[4] It lies in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range, south of the mountain Putka.

For the lake in the Concepción Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Putkaqucha (Concepción).
Putkaqucha
Putkaqucha
LocationJunín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District
Coordinates11°50′41″S 76°02′40″W[1]
Basin countriesPeru

There is a smaller lake of the same name nearby west of Putkaqucha. It lies at 11°50′28″S 76°01′45″W.[1]

References
  1. "Lagunas". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), see qoncho (in Junín: putka)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) showing the location of Putkaqucha (unnamed)


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