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Hatunqucha (Puno)

Coordinates: 15°39′25″S 70°11′57″W / 15.65694°S 70.19917°W / -15.65694; -70.19917
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Hatunqucha
Hatunqucha is located in Peru
Hatunqucha
Hatunqucha
LocationPeru
Puno Region, Puno Province
Coordinates15°39′25″S 70°11′57″W / 15.65694°S 70.19917°W / -15.65694; -70.19917

Hatunqucha (Quechua hatun (in Bolivia always jatun) big, large qucha lake,[1][2] "big lake", Hispanicized spelling Jatuncocha) is a lake in the Altiplano in South Peru. It lies in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Atuncolla District, north of Lake Umayo.[3]

References

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