Pawqarqucha
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| Pawqarqucha | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lima Region |
| Coordinates | 12°04′53″S 76°00′00″W / 12.08139°S 76.00000°WCoordinates: 12°04′53″S 76°00′00″W / 12.08139°S 76.00000°W |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Max. length | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.87 km (0.54 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,222 m (13,852 ft) |
Pawqarqucha (Quechua pawqar multi-coloured, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "multi-coloured lake", hispanicized spelling Paucarcocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,222 metres (13,852 ft), about 6.5 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point. Pawqarqucha lies south of the Paryaqaqa mountain range, between the lake P'itiqucha in the northwest and the lakes Pisququcha and Ch'uspiqucha in the southeast.
See also
- Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
- List of lakes in Peru
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): pawkar, PAWQAR. adj. Polícromo, -ma. De varios colores, polícromo. pawqar, s. Jardín de flores. Jardín. Terreno donde se cultivan plantas, en especial ornamentales. Inkill, muya. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
- INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26
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