Lake Auquiscocha
or Auquishcocha
(both possibly from
Wanka Quechua
Wanka Quechua is a variety of the Quechua language, spoken in the southern part of Peruvian region of Junín by the Huancas.
Wanka Quechua belongs to Quechua I, like Ancash Quechua. It has about 300,000 speakers and three main dialects: Wayll ...
to water, to irrigate; to give to drink,
[ ]Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
prince; a mythical figure of the Andean culture, ''qucha'' lake)[ is a lake in the ]Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...
in the Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of Peru
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located in the Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...
, Carhuaz Province
The Carhuaz Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca traverses the province. Waskaran, its highest elevation, lies on the border to the Yungay Province. Pallqarahu, Pukaranra, Qupa, Tuql ...
, Shilla District
Shilla District is one of eleven districts of the Carhuaz Province in Peru.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.48%) learn ...
.[ It is situated at a height of about .]Chequiaraju
Chequiaraju, Chequiarajo'','' or Checquiacraju (possibly from Quechua, ''chiqlla'' green, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru
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in the north and Hualcán
Hualcán (also called Rajopaquinan) (possibly from Quechua ''wallqa, walqa'', ''-n'' a suffix) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in Ancash, between Chacas (in Asunción Province) and Carhua ...
in the southeast, southwest of Lake Chequiacocha.
References
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Ancash Region
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