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Chuspiccocha (Huánuco)

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(Redirected from Ch'uspiqucha (Huánuco)) Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain at a lake of that name in the Huánuco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Ch'uspiqucha.
Chuspiccocha
Chuspiccocha is located in PeruChuspiccochaChuspiccochaPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates10°22′54″S 76°43′52″W / 10.38167°S 76.73111°W / -10.38167; -76.73111
Geography
LocationPeru, Huánuco
Parent rangeAndes, 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

  1. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ "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.
  3. 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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