Anqasqucha (Huancavelica)

This article is about the lake in the Acobambilla District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Anqasqucha.
Anqasqucha
Location Peru
Huancavelica Region
Coordinates 12°38′59″S 75°25′38″W / 12.64972°S 75.42722°W / -12.64972; -75.42722Coordinates: 12°38′59″S 75°25′38″W / 12.64972°S 75.42722°W / -12.64972; -75.42722
Max. length 1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Max. width 0.86 km (0.53 mi)
Surface area 126.53 ha[1]
Surface elevation 4,644 m (15,236 ft)

Anqasqucha (Quechua anqas blue, qucha lake,[2] "blue lake", hispanicized spelling Angascocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District.[3] It is situated at a height of approximately 4,644 metres (15,236 ft), about 1.8 km long and 0.86 km at its widest point. Anqasqucha lies east of Aqchiqucha, between Ñawinqucha in the northwest and Chiliqucha in the southeast. The mountain northeast of the lake is named Anqasqucha, too.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Municipalidad Distrital de Acobambilla, Instalación del servicio de agua del sistema de riego Usa Corral en el distrito de Acobambilla Provincia de Huancavelica Región Huancavelica
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province (1) (Huancavelica Region)


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