Wiqruqucha (Huaylas)

Wiqruqucha (Quechua wiqru twisted, bent qucha lake,[2] "bent lake", hispanicized spelling Huecrococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District.[3][4] It is situated in the Cordillera Blanca, northeast of Millwaqucha and Pilanku, and north of Pukahirka and a lake named Shuytuqucha.

This article is about the lake in the Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wiqruqucha (disambiguation).
Wiqruqucha
Wiqruqucha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates8°46′24″S 77°35′55″W[1]

References
  1. "Laguna Huecrococha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  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 Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
  4. lib.utexas.edu Map of the area


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