Tuqtuqucha

Tuqtuqucha
Location Peru
Junín Region
Coordinates 11°13′37″S 76°25′51″W / 11.22694°S 76.43083°W / -11.22694; -76.43083Coordinates: 11°13′37″S 76°25′51″W / 11.22694°S 76.43083°W / -11.22694; -76.43083

Tuqtuqucha (Quechua tuqtu broody hen, qucha lake,[1] "broody hen lake", hispanicized spelling Tuctococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Carhuacayan District. It lies northeast of Llank'i. The little lake east of Tuqtuqucha is named Qiwllaqucha ("gull lake").[2]

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chupaca Province (Junín Region)


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