Urququcha (Apurímac)

Urququcha (Quechua urqu male animal; mountain, qucha lake,[1] "male lake", hispanicized spelling Orccococha, Orjococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Apurímac Region, Grau Province, Curpahuasi District.[2] It is situated west of Chinaqucha (Quechua for "female lake"), at the foot of Waman Ch'arpa.

This article is about the lake in the Apurímac Region, Peru. For other uses, see Urququcha.
Urququcha
Urququcha
LocationPeru
Apurímac Region, Grau Province
Coordinates13°55′9.5″S 72°43′30.2″W

References
  1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)


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