Lawriqucha River

Lawriqucha River
River
The river Lawriqucha (center) just before its confluence with the Nupe River (on the right)
Name origin: Quechua
Country Peru
Region Ancash Region, Huánuco Region
Mouth Marañón River

Lawriqucha River (Huánuco Quechua lawri bluish,[1] Quechua qucha lake, lagoon,[2] "bluish lake", hispanicized spelling Lauricocha) is a river in the Huánuco Region in Peru. It belongs to the watershed of the Marañón River. The river is named after the lake Lawriqucha.

Lawriqucha River originates in the Rawra mountain range. It flows along the towns Cauri (Kawri), Jesús and Jivia. Near the town Rondos (Runtus) it meets the Nupe River. This is where the Marañón River nominally begins.

References

  1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: Lawri - s. Hist. (etim. De un dialecto huanuqueño: azulado). Cementerio inkaico en la provincia de Chankay, Lima, Perú.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
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Coordinates: 9°59′19″S 76°40′57″W / 9.9886°S 76.6824°W / -9.9886; -76.6824


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