Hatunqucha (Puno)

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Hatunqucha
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Hatunqucha
Location Peru
Puno Region, Puno Province
Coordinates 15°39′25″S70°11′57″W / 15.65694°S 70.19917°W / -15.65694; -70.19917 Coordinates: 15°39′25″S70°11′57″W / 15.65694°S 70.19917°W / -15.65694; -70.19917

Hatunqucha (Quechua hatun (in Bolivia always jatun) big, large qucha lake, [1] [2] "big lake", Hispanicized spelling Jatuncocha) is a lake in the Altiplano in South Peru. It lies in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Atuncolla District, north of Lake Umayo. [3]

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References

  1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  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 Puno Province (Puno Region)