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Putkaqucha (Yauli)

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For the lake in the Concepción Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Putkaqucha (Concepción).
Putkaqucha
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LocationJunín Region, Yauli Province, Suitucancha District
Coordinates11°50′41″S 76°02′40″W / 11.84472°S 76.04444°W / -11.84472; -76.04444
Basin countriesPeru

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 / -11.84111; -76.02917.

References

  1. ^ "Lagunas". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), see qoncho (in Junín: putka)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) showing the location of Putkaqucha (unnamed)


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