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Waqwaqucha
Waqwaqucha is located in PeruWaqwaquchaWaqwaqucha
LocationPeru
Cusco Region
Coordinates13°51′04″S 71°37′04″W / 13.85111°S 71.61778°W / -13.85111; -71.61778

Waqwaqucha (Quechua waqwa, waqu, mayu sunsu black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoacli gmel), qucha lake, "night heron lake", hispanicized spellings Huajhuacocha, Huaj Huacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Quiquijana District. Waqwaqucha is situated about 10 km northeast of the town Acomayo near the villages Waqwapata (Huaj Huapata) and Qucha K'uchu (Cocha Cucho).


References

  1. ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru: Lagunas con nombre: "Huaj Huacocha" 13°51'04" S 71°37'04" W , retrieved on August 5, 2013
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005
  3. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region), showing Waqwaqucha (Lago Huacocha) near the village Waqwapata (Huaj Huapata)


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