Papaqucha (Huancavelica)

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Papaqucha
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Papaqucha
Location Peru
Huancavelica Region
Coordinates 12°44′02″S75°31′24″W / 12.73389°S 75.52333°W / -12.73389; -75.52333 Coordinates: 12°44′02″S75°31′24″W / 12.73389°S 75.52333°W / -12.73389; -75.52333 [1]

Papaqucha (Quechua papa potato, qucha lake, [2] "potato lake", hispanicized spelling Papacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District. [3] It lies south of Warmiqucha.

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References

  1. ign.gob.pe Archived 2013-06-24 at Archive.today IGN, Peru, Lagunas: "Papacocha"
  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 Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)