Huichicocha (Huancayo)

Huichicocha
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.

References

^ 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.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)

INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26

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[1] 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.

[2] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)

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