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Wich'iqucha (Huancayo)
Huichicocha (possibly from Quechua ''wich'i'' a large, wide-mouthed pitcher, ''qucha'' lake, "pitcher lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Huichicocha'' and ''Huisquicocha'' where the Quechua word 'wiski' ''(huisqui)'', a borrowing from English, means whisky) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. It is situated at a height of approximately , about 3.16 km long and 1.74 km at its widest point. Huichicocha lies northwest of Acchicocha, southwest of Yurajcocha and east of Coyllococha. In 1999 the Huichicocha dam was erected at the northern end of the lake at . It is high. It is operated by Electroperu. See also *List of lakes in Peru The following is a list of lakes in Peru.Instituto Nacional de Estadística 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 *INEI, Compendio Estadistic ...
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Junín Region
Junín may refer to: Places Argentina *Junín Partido **Junín, Buenos Aires *** Junín Airport * Junín Department, Mendoza ** Junín, Mendoza * Junín Department, San Luis *Junín de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia *Junín, Cundinamarca *Junín, Nariño Ecuador *Junín Canton, in Manabí Province Peru *Department of Junín **Junín Province ***Junín, Peru ***Junín District ***Lake Junin, also known as Chinchayqucha ***Junín National Reserve Venezuela * Junín Municipality, Táchira See also * * *Battle of Junín The Battle of Junín was a military engagement of the Peruvian War of Independence, fought in the highlands of the Junín Region on 6 August 1824. The preceding February the royalists had regained control of Lima, and having regrouped in Trujil ...
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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 ...
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Pitcher (container)
In American English, a pitcher is a container with a spout used for storing and pouring liquids. In English-speaking countries outside North America, a jug is any container with a handle and a mouth and spout for liquid – American "pitchers" will be called jugs elsewhere. Generally a pitcher also has a handle, which makes pouring easier. Ewer is an older word for a pitcher or jug of any type, though tending to be used for a vase-shaped pitcher, often decorated, with a base and a flaring spout. The word is now unusual in informal English describing ordinary domestic vessels. A notable ewer is the America's Cup, which is awarded to the winning team of the America's Cup sailing regatta match. In modern British English, the only use of "pitcher" is when beer is sold by the pitcher in bars and restaurants, following the American style. Etymology The word ''pitcher'' comes from the 13th-century Middle English word ''picher'', which means earthen jug. The word ''picher'' is linke ...
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English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ...
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Whisky
Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, which are typically made of charred white oak. Uncharred white oak casks previously used for the aging of sherry are also sometimes used. Whisky is a strictly regulated spirit worldwide with many classes and types. The typical unifying characteristics of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation, and aging in wooden barrels. Etymology The word ''whisky'' (or ''whiskey'') is an anglicisation of the Classical Gaelic word (or ) meaning "water" (now written as in Modern Irish, and in Scottish Gaelic). This Gaelic word shares its ultimate origins with Germanic ''water'' and Slavic ''voda'' of the same meaning. Distilled alcohol was known in Latin as ("water of life"). This was translated into Old I ...
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Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy for the Union" , national_anthem = "National Anthem of Peru" , march = "March of Flags" , image_map = PER orthographic.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Lima , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Peruvian Spanish, Spanish , languages_type = Co-official languages , languages = , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , demonym = Peruvians, Peruvian , government_type = Unitary state, Unitary Semi-presidential system, semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President of Peru, President ...
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Huancayo Province
Huancayo Province is located in Peru. It is one of the 9 provinces composing the Junín Region. It borders to the north with the Concepción Province, the east with the Satipo Province, the south with the Huancavelica Region and the west with the Chupaca Province. The province has an approximate population of 545,615 inhabitants. The capital of the province is the city of Huancayo. Geography The Chunta mountain range and the Waytapallana mountain range traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancayo Province (Junín Region) Some of the largest lakes of the Huancayo Province are Aqchiqucha, Hatunqucha, Quylluqucha, Walsaqucha, Wich'iqucha, Yuraqqucha and Ñawinqucha. Political division The province is divided into 28 districts over an area of 4 711,15 km².
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Chongos Alto District
Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Is located in the Department of Junin, part of the Junín Region Junín may refer to: Places Argentina *Junín Partido ** Junín, Buenos Aires *** Junín Airport * Junín Department, Mendoza ** Junín, Mendoza * Junín Department, San Luis *Junín de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia *Junín, Cundinamarca *Junà .... Geography The Chunta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancayo Province (Junín Region) The largest lakes of the district are Aqchiqucha, Quylluqucha, Walsaqucha, Wich'iqucha, Yuraqqucha and Ñawinqucha some of which belong to the largest lakes of Peru. References

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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 Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín 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, southeast of Huichicocha, northeast of Huarmicocha and north of Canllacocha Lake Canllacocha (possibly from Quechua ''kanlla, kanlli'' pearlfruit ''(Margyricarpus pinnatus)'', ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map o .... References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Junín Region {{Junin- ...
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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 Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Is located in the Department of Junin, part of .... It is situated at a height of approximately , about 5 km long and 0.84 km at its widest point. Yurajcocha lies north of Acchicocha and northeast of Huichicocha. The lake belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River. In 1999 the Yurajcocha dam was built at the northern end of the lake at . The dam is high. It is operated by Electroperu. References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Junín Region Dams in Peru Buildings and structures in Junín Region ...
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Coyllococha
Coyllococha (possibly from Quechua ''quyllu'' impeccable white; generic name for a kind of potatoes, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. It is situated at a height of approximately , about 4.15 km long and 1.45 km at its widest point. Coyllococha lies southwest 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 Junín Region, Huancayo Provi ... and Huichicocha. It belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River. The lake is sometimes also named Coyllorcocha (possibly from Quechua ''quyllur'' star, "star lake"). This name correlates with the name of mountain at the western end of the lake whose name is Coyllor ''(Quyllur)''. In 1999 the Coyllorcocha dam was erected at the northeastern end of the lake at . It is high. It ...
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List Of Lakes In Peru
The following is a list of lakes in Peru.Instituto Nacional de Estadística 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 * Pías * 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 ...
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