Quriqucha (Cusco)

Quriqucha (Quechua quri gold, qucha lake,[2] "gold lake", hispanicized spelling Coricocha, Qoricocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Coya District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,020 metres (13,189 ft). Quriqucha lies west of the Willkanuta River and the little town Taray.

This article is about the lake in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Quriqucha.
Quriqucha
Quriqucha
Location PER Peru
Cusco Region
Coordinates13°26′01″S 71°56′52″W[1]
Surface elevation4,020 m (13,190 ft)

References
  1. getamap.net "Laguna Qoricocha", retrieved on May 17, 2013
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)


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