Parququcha (
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
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''parquy''
irrigation
Irrigation (also referred to as watering) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow Crop, crops, Landscape plant, landscape plants, and Lawn, lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,00 ...
, ''qucha'' lake, "irrigation lake", hispanicized spelling ''Parccoccocha'') is a lake in
Peru
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located in the
Ayacucho Region
Ayacucho () is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as ...
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Parinacochas Province
The Parinacochas Province is a province located in the Ayacucho Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region. The province has a population of 24,028 inhabitants as of 2002. The capital of the province is Coracora.
Boundaries
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Coracora District
Coracora District is one of eight districts of the Parinacochas Province in Peru.
Geography
Some of the highest elevations of the district are Suparawra at and Q'illu Urqu at approximately , both on the border with the Upahuacho District
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[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Parinacochas Province (Ayacucho Region) showing Parququcha ''(Lago Parccoccocha)''] It is situated at a height of about .
See also
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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
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References
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Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Ayacucho Region