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Waskhaqucha (Cajas)

Coordinates: 11°08′33″S 75°49′18″W / 11.14250°S 75.82167°W / -11.14250; -75.82167
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Waskhaqucha
Waskhaqucha is located in Peru
Waskhaqucha
Waskhaqucha
LocationPeru
Junín Region
Coordinates11°08′33″S 75°49′18″W / 11.14250°S 75.82167°W / -11.14250; -75.82167
Max. length1.87 km (1.16 mi)
Max. width0.43 km (0.27 mi)
Surface elevation4,312 m (14,147 ft)

Waskhaqucha (Quechua waskha (also waska) rope, qucha lake,[1] also spelled Huascacocha) or Wask'aqucha (Quechua wask'a rectangle)[2] is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, San Pedro de Cajas District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,312 metres (14,147 ft), about 1.87 km long and 0.43 km at its widest point. Waskhaqucha lies southeast of Chinchayqucha and northeast of a smaller lake named Pukaqucha, north of the village of Patakancha.

References

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ idiomarunasimi.com.ar Pachakallpa Yachay - Ingeniería civil, A list of technical Quechua expressions (Quechua-Spanish): WASKHA = soga, cable. WASK’A : rectángulo.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarma Province (Junín Region)