Qarwaqucha (Huamalíes)

Qarwaqucha (Quechua qarwa leaf worm, larva of a beetle / pale / yellowish / golden, qucha lake,[1][2] hispanicized spelling Carhuacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Llata District.[3] It lies southwest of the lakes Yanaqucha and Saqraqucha, at the foot of the mountain Mishiwala (Mishihuala).

Qarwaqucha
Qarwaqucha
LocationHuanuco Region
Coordinates9°37′50″S 76°59′52″W
Basin countriesPeru

See also

  • List of lakes in Peru

References

  1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamalíes Province (Huánuco Region)


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