Lake Veluyoc Cocha

Coordinates: 14°18′36″S 69°49′53″W / 14.31000°S 69.83139°W / -14.31000; -69.83139
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Lake Veluyoc Cocha
Lake Veluyoc Cocha is located in Peru
Lake Veluyoc Cocha
Lake Veluyoc Cocha
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Coordinates14°18′36″S 69°49′53″W / 14.31000°S 69.83139°W / -14.31000; -69.83139
Basin countriesPeru

Lake Veluyoc Cocha (possibly from Quechua wilu dry maize reed, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, qucha lake,[1][2]) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Crucero District. It lies southwest of the mountain Veluyoc Orjo and west of the mountain Aricoma and Lake Aricoma.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dicccionario Español-Quechua, Colección Diccionarios del mundo, juancareditores, Lima 2011
  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 Crucero 2 (Puno Region)