Asnaqucha

Asnaqucha
Location Peru
Cusco Region
Coordinates 14°06′13″S 71°28′49″W / 14.10361°S 71.48028°W / -14.10361; -71.48028Coordinates: 14°06′13″S 71°28′49″W / 14.10361°S 71.48028°W / -14.10361; -71.48028

Asnaqucha or Asnaqqucha (Quechua asna, asnaq foul-smelling, stinking, qucha lake,[1] "foul-smelling lake", hispanicized spellings Asnacocha, Asnaccocha), also known as Musuq Llaqta Lake (Mosoc Llacta), named after the town south of it, is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Acomayo Province, Mosoc Llacta District.[2] It is situated southeast of the lake Pumaqanchi.

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Acomayo Province (Cusco Region)


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