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(Redirected from Misquicocha Lakes) Mountain in Peru
Misquicocha
Misquicocha is located in PeruMisquicochaMisquicochaPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates8°42′16″S 77°49′02″W / 8.70444°S 77.81722°W / -8.70444; -77.81722
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Misquicocha (possibly from Quechua misk'i sweet, qucha lake "sweet lake") is mountain in the north of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District. It lies southwest Champara.

Misquicocha is also the name of a group of lakes north of the mountain at 8°41′17″S 77°48′25″W / 8.68806°S 77.80694°W / -8.68806; -77.80694.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
  2. 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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