P'itiqucha (Huanza)

This article is about the lake in the Huanza District, Huarochirí Province, Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see P'itiqucha.
P'itiqucha
Location Lima Region
Coordinates 11°32′42″S 76°26′03″W / 11.54500°S 76.43417°W / -11.54500; -76.43417Coordinates: 11°32′42″S 76°26′03″W / 11.54500°S 76.43417°W / -11.54500; -76.43417
Basin countries Peru

P'itiqucha (Quechua p'iti dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption, qucha lake,[1] "gap lake", hispanicized names Lago Piti, Laguna Piti) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Huanza District. P'itiqucha lies south of the Cordillera de la Corte surrounded by P'iti in the northeast, Anta Ranra in the south, Uyshu in the southwest and Saqsa in the northwest. It is situated southeast of Saqsaqucha.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)
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