Querquecocha
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Querquecocha | |
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Location | Peru Cusco Region |
Coordinates | 14°37′48″S 71°50′13″W / 14.63000°S 71.83694°W |
Max. length | 1.87 km (1.16 mi) |
Max. width | 0.55 km (0.34 mi) |
Surface elevation | 4,323 m (14,183 ft) |
Querquecocha (possibly from Quechua khirki armadillo / very rough, qucha lake,[1] "armadillo lake" or "rough lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Velille District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,323 metres (14,183 ft), about 1.87 km long and 0.55 km at its widest point. Querquecocha lies south-east of Velille and north of the lake Orccococha.
References
- ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: khirki, khirkinchu. - s. Armadillo. Quirquincho. khirki, adj. Aspérrimo. Muy áspero. qucha, qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
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