Pukaqucha (Ayacucho)

Pukaqucha (Quechua puca red, qucha lake,[2] "red lake", Hispanicized spelling Pucaccocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Puquio District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,406 metres (14,455 ft). Pukaqucha lies southeast of the lakes named Yawriwiri, Urqunqucha, Sawaqucha and Apiñaqucha, south of Islaqucha and west of Tipiqucha.[3]

This article is about the lake in the Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukaqucha.
Pukaqucha
Pukaqucha is located in Peru
Pukaqucha
Pukaqucha
LocationPeru
Ayacucho Region
Coordinates14°41′S 73°52′W
Surface elevation4,406 m (14,455 ft)[1]

See also

References
  1. "Laguna Pucacocha". mapcarta. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)


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