Quyllur Urmana

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Quyllur Urmana
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Quyllur Urmana
Location Peru
Cusco Region, Urubamba Province
Coordinates 13°41′20″S71°37′50″W / 13.68889°S 71.63056°W / -13.68889; -71.63056

Quyllur Urmana (Quechua quyllur star, urmana trap [1] / urmay to fall, -na a suffix, hispanicized and mixed spellings Coyllor Urmana, Qoillur Urmana, Qoyllor Urmana, Qoyllur Urmana) is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Urcos District. [2] [3] [4] It lies west of Willkanuta River, between the towns Huaro (Waru) and Urcos, at the foot of the mountain Wiraqucha..

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ mincetur.gob.pe Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine "Laguna de Urcos" (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Año de la Inversión para el Desarrollo Rural y la Seguridad Alimentaria


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