Lake Pucacocha (Huaylas)

Lake Pucacocha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°51′23″S 77°37′56″W / 8.85639°S 77.63222°W / -8.85639; -77.63222Coordinates: 8°51′23″S 77°37′56″W / 8.85639°S 77.63222°W / -8.85639; -77.63222
Surface area 0.277201 km2 (277,201 m2)[1]
Surface elevation 4,494 m (14,744 ft)[1]

Lake Pucacocha (possibly from Quechua puka red, qucha lake,[2] "red lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,494 m (14,744 ft) comprising an area of 0.277201 km2 (277,201 m2).[1] Pukaqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District, northwest of the highest peak of Pucajirca (Quechua for "red mountain").[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)


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