Wachwaqucha (Quechua wachwa Andean goose, qucha lake, lagoon,[1][2][3][4] "Andean goose lake", hispanicized spelling Huachuguacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Carampoma District. It lies northwest of Millpu and Wachwa and southwest of Wamp'arqucha.[5]

Wachwaqucha
Wachwaqucha is located in Peru
Wachwaqucha
Wachwaqucha
LocationLima Region
Coordinates11°37′33.8″S 76°20′15.5″W / 11.626056°S 76.337639°W / -11.626056; -76.337639
Basin countriesPeru

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  1. ^ Abdón Yaranga Valderrama: Diccionario Quechua-Español / Runa Simi-Español. Lima / Paris 2003: wachwa: Chloephaga melanoptera, syn. wallata
  2. ^ Panoramio: Chloephaga melanoptera (Huachua)
  3. ^ Informac SGRNMA al 31.12.07: huashua (Chloephga melanoptera), [...] huachua (Chloephaga melanoptera).
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  5. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)