Chequiacocha (Ancash)

For the lake in the Junín Region, Peru, see Chiqllaqucha (Junín).
Chequiacocha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 9°11′05″S 77°32′44″W / 9.18472°S 77.54556°W / -9.18472; -77.54556Coordinates: 9°11′05″S 77°32′44″W / 9.18472°S 77.54556°W / -9.18472; -77.54556[1]

Chequiacocha or Chiqllaqucha (Quechua chiqlla green, qucha lake,[2][3] "green lake", Hispanicized spelling Chequiacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District.[4] Chequiacocha is situated at the very end of the Auquiscocha ravine, between the mountain Chequiaraju in the northwest and the Hualcán in the southeast, south of Huallcacocha and northeast of Auquiscocha.

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru, Lagunas con Nombre: Chequiacocha 09°11'05 S 77°32'44 W, retrieved on August 6, 2013
  2. ↑ Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. (pdf) (5-vowel-system): cheqlla - green
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carhuaz Province (Ancash Region)
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