Qarwaqucha (San Miguel de Cauri)

This article is about the lake in the San Miguel de Cauri District, Lauricocha Province, Huánuco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qarwaqucha.
Qarwaqucha
Location Huánuco Region
Coordinates 10°25′13.3″S 76°41′31.8″W / 10.420361°S 76.692167°W / -10.420361; -76.692167Coordinates: 10°25′13.3″S 76°41′31.8″W / 10.420361°S 76.692167°W / -10.420361; -76.692167[1]
Basin countries Peru

Qarwaqucha (Quechua qarwa leaf worm, larva of a beetle / pale / yellowish / golden,[2] qucha lake,[3] hispanicized spelling Carhuacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, San Miguel de Cauri District. It lies south of the lake Lawriqucha, between the lake T'inkiqucha in the west and Qiwllaqucha (Quechua for "gull lake", hispanicized Quiulacocha) in the east, northeast of the Rawra mountain range.

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References

  1. mapcarta.com "Laguna Carhuacocha", retrieved on January 18, 2014
  2. de.scribd.com Quechua-Spanish dictionary, Cusco 2005: qarwa. - s. Zool. (Epicauta sp.) Gusano de las hojas. Coleóptero depredador del follaje de varios cultivos. ... / adj. Pálido, pálida / Amarillento / Dorado.
  3. 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.
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