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Urququcha (Arequipa)

Coordinates: 16°06′32″S 70°54′15″W / 16.10889°S 70.90417°W / -16.10889; -70.90417
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Urququcha
Location of Urququcha (Arequipa) in Peru.
Location of Urququcha (Arequipa) in Peru.
Urququcha (Arequipa)
Location of Urququcha (Arequipa) in Peru.
Location of Urququcha (Arequipa) in Peru.
Urququcha (Arequipa)
LocationPeru
Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province
Coordinates16°06′32″S 70°54′15″W / 16.10889°S 70.90417°W / -16.10889; -70.90417
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Urququcha (Quechua urqu male, qucha lake,[1] "male lake", also spelled Orcococha) is a lake in the Arequipa Region in Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Province, Tarucani District. Urququcha lies southeast of Chinaqucha, northwest of a mountain named Suri Wasi.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)