Allqaqucha (Junín)

For the lake in the Pasco Region, Peru, see Allqaqucha (Pasco).
Allqaqucha
Location Peru
Junín Region
Coordinates 11°03′44″S 75°55′01″W / 11.06222°S 75.91694°W / -11.06222; -75.91694Coordinates: 11°03′44″S 75°55′01″W / 11.06222°S 75.91694°W / -11.06222; -75.91694
Max. length 3.16 km (1.96 mi)
Max. width 0.74 km (0.46 mi)
Surface elevation 4,359 m (14,301 ft)

Allqaqucha (Quechua allqa black-and-white qucha lake,[1] "black-and-white lake", hispanicized spelling Alcacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Junín Province, Junín District.[2][3] It is situated at a height of about 4,359 metres (14,301 ft), about 3.16 km long and 0.74 km at its widest point. Allqaqucha lies east of the lake Chinchayqucha and south-west of the smaller lake Yanaqucha.

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  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: allqa - adj. Blanquinegro, -gra. De color mezclado de blanco y negro. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Junín Province (Junín Region)
  3. ↑ getamap.net "Laguna Alcacocha"


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