Tipiqucha (Huancavelica)

This article is about the lake in the Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Tipiqucha.
Tipiqucha
Tipiqucha is located in Peru
Tipiqucha
Tipiqucha
LocationPeru
Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province
Coordinates12°47′42″S 75°12′52″W / 12.79500°S 75.21444°W / -12.79500; -75.21444

Tipiqucha (Quechua tipi Pennisetum clandestinum[1] (a grass species), tipiy to husk maize, to snap, to break, qucha lake,[2] Hispanicized spelling Tipicocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Nuevo Occoro District.[3] Tipiqucha lies in the southwestern part of the district, east of Sitaq.

  1. ^ Jeffery Bentley, Weeds and Farmer Decision-Making in Cochabamba, Report of an Anthropological Study with the PROMASSEL Project, January 10—February 4, 2000, Cochabamba, Bolivia, p. 10
  2. ^ Clodoaldo Soto Ruiz, Runasimi-Kastillanu-Inlis Llamkaymanaq Qullqa, Ayakuchu-Chanka, I rakta, Quechua-Spanish-English Functional Dictionary, Ayacucho-Chanka, Vol I
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province (Huancavelica Region)