Pawqarqucha
| 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.
The archaeological site of Pirqa Pirqa is situated north of the lake.[3]
See also
- Khuchi Mach'ay
- List of lakes in Peru
- Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
- ↑ "El "Santuario de Pariacaca"". Cesár W. Astuahuamán Gonzales. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26