Pukaqucha (Ayacucho)

This article is about the lake in the Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukaqucha.

Pukaqucha (Quechua puca red, qucha lake,^[2] "red lake", Hispanicized spelling Pucaccocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Puquio District.^[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,406 metres (14,455 ft). Pukaqucha lies southeast of the lakes named Yawriwiri, Urqunqucha, Sawaqucha and Apiñaqucha, south of Islaqucha and west of Tipiqucha.^[3]

Pukaqucha
Pukaqucha
Location	Peru Ayacucho Region
Coordinates	14°41′S 73°52′W
Surface elevation	4,406 m (14,455 ft)[1]

See also

• List of lakes in Peru

References

1. "Laguna Pucacocha". mapcarta. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)