Chinaqucha

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Chinaqucha
Location Peru
Apurímac Region, Grau Province
Coordinates 13°54′56″S72°42′52″W / 13.91556°S 72.71444°W / -13.91556; -72.71444 Coordinates: 13°54′56″S72°42′52″W / 13.91556°S 72.71444°W / -13.91556; -72.71444

Chinaqucha (Quechua china female, qucha lake, [1] "female lake", hispanicized spelling Chinacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Apurímac Region, Grau Province, Curpahuasi District. [2] It is situated east of Urququcha (Quechua for "male lake").

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Misa Urqu

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)


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