Lake Carhuacocha (San Miguel de Cauri)

Lake Carhuacocha[2][3][4] (possibly from Quechua qarwa leaf worm, larva of a beetle / pale / yellowish / golden,[5] qucha lake)[6] is a lake in Peru located in Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, San Miguel de Cauri District.[2] It lies south of Lake Lauricocha, between Lake Tinquicocha in the west and Quiulacocha in the east, northeast of Raura mountain range.[3][4]

This article is about the lake in the San Miguel de Cauri District, Lauricocha Province, Huánuco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qarwaqucha.
Lake Carhuacocha
Lake Carhuacocha is located in Peru
Lake Carhuacocha
Lake Carhuacocha
LocationHuánuco Region
Coordinates10°25′13.3″S 76°41′31.8″W[1]
Basin countriesPeru

See also

References
  1. mapcarta.com "Laguna Carhuacocha", retrieved on January 18, 2014
  2. "Mapa UGEL Lauricocha" (PDF). Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  3. Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. lib.utexas.edu Map of the area
  5. de.scribd.com Quechua-Spanish dictionary, Cusco 2005: qarwa. - s. Zool. (Epicauta sp.) Gusano de las hojas. Coleóptero depredador del follaje de varios cultivos. ... / adj. Pálido, pálida / Amarillento / Dorado.
  6. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qucha, qhucha, quchacha. s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
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