Ch'uspiqucha (Huarochirí)
Ch'uspiqucha | |
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Ch'uspiqucha | |
Location | Lima Region |
Coordinates | 11°59′58″S 76°00′55″W / 11.99944°S 76.01528°WCoordinates: 11°59′58″S 76°00′55″W / 11.99944°S 76.01528°W |
Basin countries | Peru |
Max. length | 1.02 km (0.63 mi) |
Max. width | 0.4 km (0.25 mi) |
Surface elevation | 4,625 m (15,174 ft) |
Ch'uspiqucha (Quechua ch'uspi insect, generic name of flies or two-winged insects / fly, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "fly lake" or "insect lake", hispanicized spelling Chuspicocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,625 metres (15,174 ft), about 1.02 km long and 0.4 km at its widest point. Ch'uspiqucha lies south of the mountain Qullqip'ukru of the Paryaqaqa mountain range and north of the lakes named P'itiqucha, Parya Chaka and Ch'uspi.
See also[]
- Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
- List of lakes in Peru
References[]
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)
Categories:
- Lakes of Peru
- Lakes of Lima Region
- Lima Region geography stubs
- Peru geography stubs
- Lake stubs