Wiqruqucha (Huamalíes)

Wiqruqucha
Wiqruqucha
	Wiqruqucha
Location	Peru ; Huánuco Region
Coordinates	9°26′46″S 76°43′08″W / 9.44611°S 76.71889°W

Wiqruqucha (Quechua wiqru twisted, bent, qucha lake,^[1] "bent lake", hispanicized spelling Huegro Cocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Chavín de Pariarca District,^[2] near the village Wiqru (Huegro). Its waters flow to a stream named Qallu (Quechua for tongue, hispanicized Gallo, Callo)^[3] and then to Marañón River.

References

^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
^ mincetur.gob.pe "Laguna Huegro Cocha" (in Spanish)
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamalíes Province (Huánuco Region)

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[1] Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

[2] tur.gob.pe "Laguna Huegro Cocha" (in Spanish)

[3] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamalíes Province (Huánuco Region)

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