Tipiqucha (

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''tipi'' ''

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'' (a grass species), ''tipiy'' to husk

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, to snap, to break, ''qucha'' lake, Hispanicized spelling ''Tipiccocha'') is a lake in

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 = "Fi ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Upa ...

.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Parinacochas Province (Ayacucho Region) It is situated at a height of about . Tipiqucha lies between the lakes Islaqucha and Pukaqucha in the west and the lake Parququcha in the east, near the mountains Puka Punchu ("red poncho", ''Puca Punchu''), Waman Pirqa ("falcon wall", ''Huaman Pirca'') and Quriwiri ("gold lasso", ''Ccorihuiri'').

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Lakes of Peru Lakes of Ayacucho Region {{Ayacucho-geo-stub

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