Llamaqucha (Corongo)

For the mountain in the Pallasca Province, Ancash Region, Peru, see Llamaqucha.
Llamaqucha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°35′21″S 77°43′03″W / 8.58917°S 77.71750°W / -8.58917; -77.71750Coordinates: 8°35′21″S 77°43′03″W / 8.58917°S 77.71750°W / -8.58917; -77.71750[1]

Llamaqucha (Quechua llama llama, qucha lake,[2] "llama lake", also spelled Llamacocha) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District. Llamaqucha lies at the foot of Puka Hirka (Quechua for "red mountain").[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lagunas Con Nombre: Llamacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  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 Corongo Province (Ancash Region)


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