Papaqucha (Lima)

For the lake in the Huancavelica Region, see Papaqucha (Huancavelica).
Papaqucha
Papaqucha is located in Peru
Papaqucha
Papaqucha
LocationPeru
Lima Region
Coordinates12°06′30″S 75°50′03″W / 12.10833°S 75.83417°W / -12.10833; -75.83417[1]

Papaqucha (Quechua papa potato, qucha lake,[2] "potato lake", hispanicized spelling Papacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huancaya District.[3] It lies at the Cañete River, near the town Vilca.

References

  1. ^ ign.gob.pe Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today IGN, Peru, Lagunas: "Papacocha"
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) (unnamed)


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