Lake Pumacocha (Jauja)

This article is about the lake in the Jauja Province, Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Lake Pumacocha (disambiguation).
Lake Pumacocha
Lake Pomacocha
Lake Pumacocha is located in Peru
Lake Pumacocha
Lake Pumacocha
LocationPeru
Junín Region
Coordinates11°46′48″S 75°14′46.5″W / 11.78000°S 75.246250°W / -11.78000; -75.246250

Lake Pumacocha[1][2] or Lake Pomacocha[3] (both possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, qucha lake)[4] is a lake in Peru located in Jauja Province, Junín.[1] It is located near the boundary between the provinces of Jauja and Concepción.[1]

  1. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Jauja (24-m). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ^ "Latin America Index Map". U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.