Lake Jochajucho (possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
''qucha'' lake, ''k'uchu'' corner, inside corner or outward angle) is a lake in
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
located in the
Puno Region
Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusc ...
,
Sandia Province,
Patambuco District
Patambuco District is one of ten districts of the Sandia Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest elevations of the district is Q'alawaña at . Other mountains are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly in ...
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[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region) showing the lake west of Patambuco and northwest of the village Puna Ayllu] Lake Jochajucho lies west of Patambuco, north-west of the village of Punayllu and north-east of the mountain Pacchapata.
References
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of the Department of Puno
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