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Lake Angascocha
Lake Angascocha (possibly from Quechua ''anqas'' blue, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District. It is situated at a height of approximately , about 1.8 km long and 0.86 km at its widest point. Lake Angascocha lies east of Lake Acchicocha, between Ñawinqucha in the northwest and Chiliqucha in the southeast. The mountain northeast of the lake is named Angascocha, too. See also *List of lakes in Peru The following is a list of lakes in Peru.Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica e Informática (INEI)"Compendio Estadistica 2007" page 26 Many of the names have the ending -cocha, from Quechua ''qucha'': lake. * Acucocha * Alcacocha * Arapa * A ... References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Huancavelica Region {{Huancavelica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
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Huancavelica Region
Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, JunÃn in the north, and Ayacucho in the east. Political division The department is divided into seven provinces. Province (Capital) # Acobamba Province ( Acobamba) # Angaraes Province ( Lircay) # Castrovirreyna Province (Castrovirreyna) # Churcampa Province (Churcampa) # Huancavelica Province (Huancavelica) # Huaytará Province (Huaytará) # Tayacaja Province (Pampas) The main cities are Huancavelica, Pampas and Lircay. There are many little districts like Querco in Huancavelica. Querco is a nice little town. Most of the residents are agricultors. They own cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, mules, llamas, goats, chickens, and donkeys. Demographics The region is mostly inhabited by indigenous people of Quechua descent. Languages According to the 2007 Peru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua Language
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an Indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely spoken Pre-Columbian era, pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers as of 2004.Adelaar 2004, pp. 167–168, 255. Approximately 25% (7.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechuan language. It is perhaps most widely known for being the main language family of the Inca Empire. The Spanish encouraged its use until the Peruvian War of Independence, Peruvian struggle for independence of the 1780s. As a result, Quechua variants are still widely spoken today, being the co-official language of many regions and the second most spoken language family in Peru. History Quechua had already expanded across wide ranges of the central Andes long before the expansion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huancavelica Province
The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huancavelica. Boundaries *North: Tayacaja Province *East: Acobamba Province, Churcampa Province and Angaraes Province *South: Huaytará Province and Castrovirreyna Province *West: Lima Region and JunÃn Region Geography There are a couple of large lakes in the province like Anqasqucha, Astuqucha, Chiliqucha, Chunchuqucha, Kanllaqucha, Milluqucha, Papaqucha, Qiwllaqucha, Tipiqucha, Warmiqucha and Ñawinqucha some of which belong to the largest lakes of Peru. The Chunta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below: Political division The province is divided into nineteen districts, which are: * Acobambilla ( Acobambilla) * Acoria ( Acoria) * Ascensión ( Ascención) * Conayca ( Conayca) * Cuenca ( Cuenca) * Huachocolpa ( Huachocolpa) * Huancavelica (Huancavelica) * Huando ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acobambilla District
Acobambilla District is one of nineteen districts of the Huancavelica Province in Peru. Geography There are a couple of large lakes in the district like Anqasqucha, Astuqucha, Chiliqucha, Chunchuqucha, Kanllaqucha, Milluqucha, Papaqucha, Warmiqucha Huarmicocha (possibly from Quechua ''warmi'' woman, wife, ''qucha'' lake, "woman's lake") is a large lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huanca ..., and Ñawinqucha. The Chunta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancavelica Province (Huancavelica Region) References {{coord, 12.6671, S, 75.3249, W, source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:PE, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Acchicocha
Lake Acchicocha (possibly from Quechua ''aqchi'' hawk or sparrowhawk, ''qucha'' lake,Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: ''qucha'', ''qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.''"hawk lake") is a lake in Peru located in the JunÃn Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (JunÃn Region) It is situated at a height of approximately , about 5 km long and 1.10 km at its widest point. Lake Acchicocha lies south of Yurajcocha Yurajcocha (possibly from Quechua ''yuraq'' white, ''qucha'' lake, "white lake"), Tintayari or Huampuni (possibly from Aymara ''wampu'' boat, ''-ni'', a suffix, "the one with a boat") is a lake in Peru located in the JunÃn Region, Huancayo Provi ..., southeast of Huichicocha, northeast of Huarmicocha and north of Canllacocha. References Lakes of Peru Lakes of JunÃn Region {{J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ñawinqucha (JunÃn)
Ñawinqucha (Quechua ''ñawi'' eye; button hole, ''-n'' a suffix, ''qucha'' lake, hispanicized spelling ''Ñahuincocha'') is a lake in Peru located in the JunÃn Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. It is situated at a height of approximately , about 2.25 km long and 0.64 km at its widest point. Ñawinqucha lies southeast of Yuraqqucha and northeast of Aqchiqucha Lake Acchicocha (possibly from Quechua ''aqchi'' hawk or sparrowhawk, ''qucha'' lake,Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: ''qucha'', ''qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de .... It belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River. In 1999 the Ñawinqucha dam was erected at the northeastern end of the lake at . It is high. It is operated by Electroperu. References Lakes of Peru Lakes of JunÃn Region Dams in Peru Buildings and structures in JunÃn Region {{Junin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiliqucha
Lake Chilicocha (in the local ( Wanka Quechua) pronunciation variant where ''r'' is often pronounced as ''l'') or Lake Chiricocha (possibly from Southern Quechua ''chiri'' cold, ''qucha'' lake, "cold lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District. Lake Chilicocha lies southeast of lakes Acchicocha Lake Acchicocha (possibly from Quechua ''aqchi'' hawk or sparrowhawk, ''qucha'' lake,Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: ''qucha'', ''qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de ... and Angascocha. The mountain at the western shore of Lake Chilicocha is named Wilacocha (or Wiracocha). The lake belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River. The Chilicocha dam was built in 1999. It is high. It is operated by Electroperu. References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Huancavelica Region Dams in Peru Buildings and structures in Huancavelica Region {{Huancavel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angascocha (mountain)
Angascocha (possibly from Quechua ''anqas'' blue, ''qucha'' lake) is a mountain in the northern part of the Chonta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, near the border with the JunÃn Region. Angascocha lies north of Huch'uy Anqas Huch'uy Anqas (Quechua ''huch'uy'' little, ''anqas'' blue, Hispanicized spelling ''Uchiangas, Uchuiangas'') is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Location It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Provi ... and northeast of the lake named Anqasqucha. References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Peru {{Huancavelica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes In Peru
The following is a list of lakes in Peru.Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica e Informática (INEI)"Compendio Estadistica 2007" page 26 Many of the names have the ending -cocha, from Quechua ''qucha'': lake. * Acucocha * Alcacocha * Arapa * Aricota * Belaunde * Carpa * Chauya * Choclococha *Huacachina * Imiria * Jucumarini * Junin * Quishuar Lakes * Langui Layo * Lagunillas * Lauricocha *Loriscota * Llanganuco Lakes * Marcapomacocha * Mucurca *Palcacocha *Paca * Pacucha * Parinacochas * Parón * Paucarcocha * Pelagatos * PÃas * Pomacanchi * Pumacocha * Punrun * Querococha * Conococha * Colorcocha * Rimachi * Salinas * Sandoval * Saracocha * Sausacocha *Sauce * Shegue * Sibinacocha * Suches * Titicaca * Tragadero * Umayo * Orcococha * Valencia * Vizcacha * Huangacocha * Huarmicocha * Huaroncocha * Huascacocha * Huichicocha * Vilacota * Huiñaymarca * Yanawayin * Yanaqucha See also * List of lakes * List of lakes by area * List of lakes by depth * List of lakes by volume Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakes Of Peru
The following is a list of lakes in Peru.Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica e Informática (INEI)"Compendio Estadistica 2007" page 26 Many of the names have the ending -cocha, from Quechua ''qucha'': lake. * Acucocha * Alcacocha * Arapa * Aricota * Belaunde *Carpa * Chauya * Choclococha *Huacachina * Imiria * Jucumarini * Junin * Quishuar Lakes * Langui Layo * Lagunillas * Lauricocha * Loriscota *Llanganuco Lakes * Marcapomacocha * Mucurca *Palcacocha *Paca * Pacucha * Parinacochas * Parón *Paucarcocha * Pelagatos * PÃas * Pomacanchi * Pumacocha * Punrun * Querococha * Conococha * Colorcocha * Rimachi * Salinas *Sandoval * Saracocha * Sausacocha *Sauce * Shegue *Sibinacocha * Suches *Titicaca * Tragadero * Umayo * Orcococha *Valencia *Vizcacha * Huangacocha * Huarmicocha * Huaroncocha * Huascacocha * Huichicocha * Vilacota * Huiñaymarca * Yanawayin * Yanaqucha See also *List of lakes *List of lakes by area *List of lakes by depth *List of lakes by volume References {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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