Waqwaqucha Explained

Waqwaqucha
Location:	Peru Cusco Region
Coords:	-13.8511°N -71.6178°W^[1]
Pushpin Map:	Peru

Waqwaqucha (Quechua waqwa, waqu, mayu sunsu black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoacli gmel), qucha lake,^{[2] [3]} "night heron lake", hispanicized spellings Huajhuacocha, Huaj Huacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Quiquijana District.^[4] Waqwaqucha is situated about 10 km northeast of the town Acomayo near the villages Waqwapata (Huaj Huapata) and Qucha K'uchu (Cocha Cucho).

Notes and References

1. http://www.ign.gob.pe/ign.php?PG=Nomenclatorp&OPC=11&paginasok=108 ign.gob.pe
2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005
3. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region), showing Waqwaqucha (Lago Huacocha) near the village Waqwapata (Huaj Huapata)