Lake Uspaccocha
Appearance
Usphaqucha | |
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Location | Apurímac Region |
Coordinates | 13°34′28″S 72°53′18″W / 13.57444°S 72.88833°W |
Basin countries | Peru |
Usphaqucha (Quechua uspha, uchpha ash, rest of combustion, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "ash lake", hispanicized spelling Uspaccocha) is a lake in the Andes of Peru located in the Apurímac Region, Abancay Province, Abancay District. It is situated in the Ampay National Sanctuary, north of the city Abancay.
References
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): uspha, UCHPHA - s. Ceniza. Resto de la combustión. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.