Urququcha (Arequipa)

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Urququcha (Arequipa)
Location Peru
Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province
Coordinates 16°06′32″S70°54′15″W / 16.10889°S 70.90417°W / -16.10889; -70.90417 Coordinates: 16°06′32″S70°54′15″W / 16.10889°S 70.90417°W / -16.10889; -70.90417
Urququcha (Arequipa)

Urququcha (Quechua urqu male, qucha lake, [1] "male lake", also spelled Orcococha) is a lake in the Arequipa Region in Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Province, Tarucani District. Urququcha lies southeast of Chinaqucha, northwest of a mountain named Suri Wasi. [2]

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Urququcha, Urqu Qucha, Urqunqucha, or Orconcocha may refer to any of the following lakes:

Urququcha is a lake in Peru located in the Apurímac Region, Grau Province, Curpahuasi District. It is situated west of Chinaqucha, at the foot of Waman Ch'arpa.

Chinaqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Apurímac Region, Grau Province, Curpahuasi District. It is situated east of Urququcha.

Yuraq Punta is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Yuraq Punta lies west of Minata, northeast of Chawpi Chawpi and Chunta, and east of Tintaya, north of a lake named Ikmaqucha.

Chuqi Warmi or Chuki Warmi is a 5,049-metre-high (16,565 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, on the border of the districts of Castrovirreyna and Santa Ana, and in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Chuqi Warmi lies south of the lake Urququcha, between Yuraq Pata in the northeast and Yana Ranra in the southwest.

Yana Ranra is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, on the border of the districts of Castrovirreyna and Santa Ana. Chuqi Warmi lies south of the lake Urququcha, southwest of Yuraq Pata and Chuqi Warmi, and southeast of Runa Wañusqa Urqu.

Lake Ecma or Lake Igma is a lake in the Wansu mountain range in Peru. It lies in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. It is situated at a height of 5,034 metres (16,516 ft) at the foot of Huachuhuilca.

Waman Ch'arpa is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Abancay Province, Lambrama District, and in the Grau Province, Curpahuasi District. It lies west of the lakes named Chinaqucha and Urququcha.

Chinaqucha is a lake in the Arequipa Region in Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Province, Tarucani District. Chinaqucha lies northwest of Urququcha and the mountain named Suri Wasi.

References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary](PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)