Lake Chaupicocha (Lima)

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Lake Chaupicocha
Location Peru
Lima Region
Coordinates 10°48′30″S76°39′8″W / 10.80833°S 76.65222°W / -10.80833; -76.65222 Coordinates: 10°48′30″S76°39′8″W / 10.80833°S 76.65222°W / -10.80833; -76.65222

Lake Chaupicocha (possibly from Quechua chawpi central, middle, qucha lake) [1] is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Oyón Province, Oyón District. [2] It lies north of the mountain Garguac.

Peru republic in South America

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

Oyón Province Province in Lima, Peru

Oyón Province is a province of the Lima Region in Peru. It measures 1,886 square kilometres (728 sq mi). The capital of the province is the city of Oyón.


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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, DICCIONARIO BILINGÜE, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)
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