Chinaqucha (Arequipa)

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Chinaqucha
Location Peru
Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province
Coordinates 16°06′12″S70°54′45″W / 16.10333°S 70.91250°W / -16.10333; -70.91250 Coordinates: 16°06′12″S70°54′45″W / 16.10333°S 70.91250°W / -16.10333; -70.91250

Chinaqucha (Quechua china female, qucha lake, [1] "female lake", also spelled Chinacocha) is a lake in the Arequipa Region in Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Province, Tarucani District. Chinaqucha lies northwest of Urququcha and the mountain named Suri Wasi. [2]

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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 Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)