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'''Wich'iqucha''' ([[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''wich'i'' a large, wide-mouthed [[Pitcher (container)|pitcher]], ''qucha'' lake,<ref>Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: '''''wich'i''''' - ''s. Cántaro grande de boca ancha (JL).'' '''''qucha''''', ''qhucha.'' - ''s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.''</ref> "pitcher lake", hispanicized spelling ''Huichicocha |
'''Wich'iqucha''' ([[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''wich'i'' a large, wide-mouthed [[Pitcher (container)|pitcher]], ''qucha'' lake,<ref>Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: '''''wich'i''''' - ''s. Cántaro grande de boca ancha (JL).'' '''''qucha''''', ''qhucha.'' - ''s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.''</ref> "pitcher lake", hispanicized spelling ''Huichicocha'' and ''Huisquicocha'' where the Quechua word 'wiski' ''(huisqui)'', a borrowing from [[English language|English]], means [[whisky]]) is a lake in [[Peru]] located in the [[Junín Region]], [[Huancayo Province]], [[Chongos Alto District]].<ref>escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)</ref> It is situated at a height of about {{convert|4653|m|ft|0}}, about 3.16 km long and 1.74 km at its widest point. Wich'iqucha lies north-west of the lake [[Aqchiqucha]] and south-west of the lake [[Yuraqqucha]]. |
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Revision as of 11:25, 26 April 2013
| Huichicocha | |
|---|---|
| Location | Junín Region |
| Coordinates | 12°34′30″S 75°31′32″W / 12.57500°S 75.52556°W |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Max. length | 3.16 |
| Max. width | 1.74 |
| Surface elevation | 4653 |
Wich'iqucha (Quechua wich'i a large, wide-mouthed pitcher, qucha lake,[1] "pitcher lake", hispanicized spelling Huichicocha and Huisquicocha where the Quechua word 'wiski' (huisqui), a borrowing from English, means whisky) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,653 metres (15,266 ft), about 3.16 km long and 1.74 km at its widest point. Wich'iqucha lies north-west of the lake Aqchiqucha and south-west of the lake Yuraqqucha.
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References
- INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26
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