Wiqruqucha (Huamalíes)

This article is about the lake in the Huánuco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wiqruqucha (disambiguation).
Wiqruqucha
Wiqruqucha is located in Peru
Wiqruqucha
Wiqruqucha
LocationPeru
Huánuco Region
Coordinates9°26′46″S 76°43′08″W / 9.44611°S 76.71889°W / -9.44611; -76.71889

Wiqruqucha (Quechua wiqru twisted, bent, qucha lake,[1] "bent lake", hispanicized spelling Huegro Cocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Chavín de Pariarca District,[2] near the village Wiqru (Huegro). Its waters flow to a stream named Qallu (Quechua for tongue, hispanicized Gallo, Callo)[3] and then to Marañón River.

References

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ mincetur.gob.pe "Laguna Huegro Cocha" (in Spanish)
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamalíes Province (Huánuco Region)


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