Lake Atuncocha

Lake Atuncocha
Lake Cullicocha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°51′53″S 77°44′57″W / 8.86472°S 77.74917°W / -8.86472; -77.74917Coordinates: 8°51′53″S 77°44′57″W / 8.86472°S 77.74917°W / -8.86472; -77.74917
Max. length 1.88 km (1.17 mi)
Max. width 0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Surface elevation 4,625 m (15,174 ft)

Lake Atuncocha (possibly from Quechua hatun big, large qucha lake,[1][2] "big lake"), also known as Lake Cullicocha[3] (possibly from Quechua kulli a color between blue and carmine (purple, violet, mulberry-colored)[2] is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.[4] It is situated at a height of about 4,625 metres (15,174 ft), about 1.88 km long and 0.6 km at its widest point. Lake Atuncocha lies in the Cordillera Blanca, northwest of Santa Cruz and Pergarumi, between Lake Rajucocha in the east and Lake Collorcocha in the west.


References

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ blogspot.com Sketchmap of the area showing "Laguna Cullicocha"
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)


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