Pila Qucha

Pila Qucha
Location Cochabamba Department, Tiraque Province, Tiraque Municipality
Coordinates 17°25′S 65°33′W / 17.417°S 65.550°W / -17.417; -65.550
Basin countries Bolivia
Surface elevation 4,019 m (13,186 ft)

Pila Qucha (Quechua pila hose[1] qucha lake,[2] "hose lake", hispanicized spellings Pila Cocha, Pila Khocha, Pilakhocha) is a Bolivian lake located in the Cochabamba Department, Tiraque Province, Tiraque Municipality, Tiraque Canton[3] situated about 4,019 m high.

References

  1. ↑ qu.wikipedia.org Pila - Hose (tubing)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qucha, qhucha, quchacha. s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  3. ↑ Tiraque Municipality: population data and map showing "Laguna Pila Khocha"


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