Canchiscocha (Yungay)

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Canchiscocha
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Canchiscocha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 9°15′05″S77°49′12″W / 9.25139°S 77.82000°W / -9.25139; -77.82000 [1]

Canchiscocha (possibly from Quechua qanchis seven qucha lake, [2] "seven lakes") is a lake in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Quillo District. [3] It lies northeast of Puka Ranra.

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru: Lagunas con nombre: Canchiscocha 08°47'26 S 77°19'57 W
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
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