Pikiqucha

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Pikiqucha
Location Lima Region
Coordinates 12°15′11″S75°48′36″W / 12.25306°S 75.81000°W / -12.25306; -75.81000 Coordinates: 12°15′11″S75°48′36″W / 12.25306°S 75.81000°W / -12.25306; -75.81000
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Pikiqucha (Quechua piki flea, qucha lake, [1] "flea lake", hispanicized spellings Piquecocha, Piquicocha) is a lake in Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Vitis District, south of Vitis. [2] [3]

Flea order of insects

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Peru republic in South America

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ mincetur.gob.pe "Laguna de Piquecocha"
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) (unnamed)
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