Chuspiccocha | |
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ChuspiccochaPeru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) |
Coordinates | 10°22′54″S 76°43′52″W / 10.38167°S 76.73111°W / -10.38167; -76.73111 |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Huánuco |
Parent range | Andes, Rawra |
Chuspiccocha (Quechua ch'uspi insect, generic name of flies or two-winged insects; fly, qucha lake, lagoon, "fly lake" or "insect lake") is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Raura mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District.
Lake Chuspi lies southwest of the mountain at 10°24′16″S 76°44′46″W / 10.40444°S 76.74611°W / -10.40444; -76.74611. It is situated at the foot of Chira (4,777 metres (15,673 ft)) at a height of 4,156 metres (13,635 ft).
References
- ^ Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ "Mapa UGEL Lauricocha" (PDF). Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
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