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Kellococha (Cusco)

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Kellococha
LocationPeru
Cusco Region, Urubamba Province

Kellococha (possibly from Quechua q'illu yellow, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "yellow lake"), also spelled Kellococha, Kelloccocha, Quellococha, also Qellococha, Qelloqocha, Q'elloqocha, is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Huaylllabamba District.[2] Kellococha is known for its woods of polylepis [2] which also occur at the neighboring lake named Yanacocha.

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References

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ a b mincetur.gob.pe Archived February 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine "Laguna de Quellococha" (in Spanish)