Putkaqucha (Yauli)
Putkaqucha (Quechua putka muddy (Jauja Quechua), qucha lake, lagoon, "muddy lake", Hispanicized spelling Putcacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District. It lies in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range, south of the mountain Putka.
There is a smaller lake of the same name nearby west of Putkaqucha. It lies at 11°50′28″S 76°01′45″W / 11.84111°S 76.02917°W.
References
- ^ "Lagunas". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), see qoncho (in Junín: putka)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) showing the location of Putkaqucha (unnamed)