Urququcha (Apurímac)

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Urququcha
Urququcha is located in Peru
Urququcha
Urququcha
LocationPeru
Apurímac Region, Grau Province
Coordinates13°55′9.5″S 72°43′30.2″W / 13.919306°S 72.725056°W / -13.919306; -72.725056Coordinates: 13°55′9.5″S 72°43′30.2″W / 13.919306°S 72.725056°W / -13.919306; -72.725056

Urququcha (Quechua urqu male animal; mountain, qucha lake,[1] "male lake", hispanicized spelling Orccococha, Orjococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Apurímac Region, Grau Province, Curpahuasi District.[2] It is situated west of Chinaqucha (Quechua for "female lake"), at the foot of Waman Ch'arpa.

References[]

  1. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua (PDF). Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005 https://indigenasdelperu.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/diccionario-qeswa-academia-mayor-cuzco.pdf. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)


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