Alcacocha (Pasco)
For the lake in the Junín Region, Peru, see Allqaqucha (Junín).
| Alcacocha | |
|---|---|
| Location | Peru, Pasco Region, Pasco Province, |
| Coordinates | 10°35′30″S 76°19′25″W / 10.59167°S 76.32361°WCoordinates: 10°35′30″S 76°19′25″W / 10.59167°S 76.32361°W |
| Basin countries | Peru |
Alcacocha or Allqaqucha (Quechua allqa black-and-white qucha lake,[1] "black-and-white lake", hispanicized spelling Alcacocha) is a lake in Peru situated in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrion Province, Tusi District, and in the Pasco Province, Simón Bolívar District. It is located 12 km from Cerro de Pasco.
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References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26
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