Papaqucha (Lima)

Papaqucha (Quechua papa potato, qucha lake,[2] "potato lake", hispanicized spelling Papacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huancaya District.[3] It lies at the Cañete River, near the town Vilca.

For the lake in the Huancavelica Region, see Papaqucha (Huancavelica).
Papaqucha
Papaqucha is located in Peru
Papaqucha
Papaqucha
LocationPeru
Lima Region
Coordinates12°06′30″S 75°50′03″W[1]

References
  1. ign.gob.pe Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today IGN, Peru, Lagunas: "Papacocha"
  2. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) (unnamed)


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