Putkaqucha (Quechua putka muddy (Jauja Quechua), qucha lake,[3][4] "muddy lake", hispanicized spelling Putcacocha) is a mountain in Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high, at a lake of that name. The mountain and the lake are located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Andamarca District, northeast of the Waytapallana mountain range. The peak of Putkaqucha is south of Utkhu Warqu.[1]
| Putkaqucha | |
|---|---|
  Putkaqucha Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 11°44′27″S 74°56′43″W / 11.74083°S 74.94528°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Junín Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
The lake named Putkaqucha (erroneously also spelled Putcococha) is situated at 11°45′33″S 74°56′44″W / 11.75917°S 74.94556°W.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Concepción Province (Junín Region)
- ^ "Nevado Putcacocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. , see qoncho (in Junín: putka)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ "Laguna Putcococha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
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