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Pichcacocha Lakes

Coordinates: 10°01′10″S 76°07′42″W / 10.01944°S 76.12833°W / -10.01944; -76.12833
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Pichcacocha Lakes
Pichcacocha Lakes is located in Peru
Pichcacocha Lakes
Pichcacocha Lakes
LocationPeru
Huánuco Region
Coordinates10°01′10″S 76°07′42″W / 10.01944°S 76.12833°W / -10.01944; -76.12833[1]

Pichcacocha Lakes or Pichgacocha Lakes (possibly from Quechua pichqa five qucha lake)[2] is a group of five lakes in Peru.[3] They lie in the Huánuco Region, Ambo Province, Conchamarca District.[4]

References

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  1. ^ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru: Lagunas con nombre: Pichcacocha 10°01'10" S 76°07'42" W
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ mincetur.gob.pe Lagunas de Pichgacocha (in Spanish)
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Ambo Province (Huánuco Region)