Wat'aqucha (Ayacucho)

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Wat'aqucha
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Wat'aqucha
Location Peru
Ayacucho Region
Coordinates 14°30′08″S73°36′18″W / 14.50222°S 73.60500°W / -14.50222; -73.60500 Coordinates: 14°30′08″S73°36′18″W / 14.50222°S 73.60500°W / -14.50222; -73.60500

Wat'aqucha (Quechua wat'a island, qucha lake, [1] "island lake", Hispanicized spelling Huatajocha) is a lake in the Ayacucho Region in Peru. It is located in the Lucanas Province, Chipao District. Wat'aqucha lies southeast of Suyt'uqucha and Chawpiqucha. [2]

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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 Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)