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This article is about the lake in the Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wiqruqucha (disambiguation).
Wiqruqucha
Wiqruqucha is located in PeruWiqruquchaWiqruqucha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates8°46′24″S 77°35′55″W / 8.77333°S 77.59861°W / -8.77333; -77.59861

Wiqruqucha (Quechua wiqru twisted, bent qucha lake, "bent lake", hispanicized spelling Huecrococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District. It is situated in the Cordillera Blanca, northeast of Millwaqucha and Pilanku, and north of Pukahirka and a lake named Shuytuqucha.

References

  1. "Laguna Huecrococha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
  4. lib.utexas.edu Map of the area


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