Wachuqucha (Ancash)

For the lake in the Apurímac Region, Peru, see Wachuqucha (Apurímac).
Wachuqucha

Wachuqucha as seen from the east
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Coordinates 9°10′03″S 77°14′07″W / 9.16750°S 77.23528°W / -9.16750; -77.23528Coordinates: 9°10′03″S 77°14′07″W / 9.16750°S 77.23528°W / -9.16750; -77.23528[1]
Basin countries Peru

Wachuqucha (Quechua wachu furrow slice, ridge turned up by the plough between two furrows / row, qucha lake,[2] hispanicized spellings Huachococha, Huachucocha) is a lake in Peru east of the Cordillera Blanca at a mountain of the same name. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province, San Luis District.[3]

The mountain named Wachuqucha lies north of the lake at 9°09′41″S 77°13′58″W / 9.16139°S 77.23278°W / -9.16139; -77.23278. It reaches a height of about 4,400 m (14,436 ft) above sea level.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
  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 Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province (Ancash Region)


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