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Qiwllaqucha (Huarochirí)

Coordinates: 11°28′36″S 76°29′09″W / 11.47667°S 76.48583°W / -11.47667; -76.48583
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Qiwllaqucha
Qiwllaqucha is located in Peru
Qiwllaqucha
Qiwllaqucha
LocationPeru
Lima Region, Huarochirí Province
Coordinates11°28′36″S 76°29′09″W / 11.47667°S 76.48583°W / -11.47667; -76.48583

Qiwllaqucha (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake,[1] "gull lake", Hispanicized names Lago Quiula, Laguna Quiula) is a lake at an unpopulated place of that name (Quiulacocha) in Peru located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Laraos District. Qiwllaqucha lies in the north of the district, southeast of Raqray. This is where the Qiwlla River (or Qiwllamayu in Quechua) originates. It flows to the south.[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 Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)