Canchiscocha (Yungay)
Appearance
Canchiscocha | |
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Location | Peru Ancash Region |
Coordinates | 9°15′05″S 77°49′12″W / 9.25139°S 77.82000°W[1] |
Canchiscocha (possibly from Quechua qanchis seven qucha lake,[2] "seven lakes") is a lake in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Quillo District.[3] It lies northeast of Puka Ranra.
References
- ^ ign.gob.pe [dead link] IGN, Peru: Lagunas con nombre: Canchiscocha 08°47'26 S 77°19'57 W
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)