Lake Sacracocha (original) (raw)

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Lake in the Department of Huánuco, Peru

Lake Sacracocha
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Location Peru Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Llata District
Coordinates 9°36′38″S 76°58′25″W / 9.61056°S 76.97361°W / -9.61056; -76.97361

Lake Sacracocha (possibly from Quechua saqra malignant, bad, wicked; qucha lake)[1][2] is a lake in the Andes of Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Llata District.[3] It is situated northeast of Lake Carhuacocha and northwest of Lake Yanaqucha.

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamalíes Province (Huánuco Region)