Wiqruqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga)

This article is about the lake in the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wiqruqucha (disambiguation).
Wiqruqucha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°55′35″S 77°31′07″W / 8.92639°S 77.51861°W / -8.92639; -77.51861Coordinates: 8°55′35″S 77°31′07″W / 8.92639°S 77.51861°W / -8.92639; -77.51861[1]
Surface area 0.208916 km2 (208,916 m2)[2]
Surface elevation 3,960 m (12,990 ft)[2]

Wiqruqucha (Quechua wiqru twisted, bent qucha lake,[3] "bent lake", also spelled Huecrococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District.[4][5] It is situated at a height of 3,960 m (12,990 ft) comprising an area of 0.208916 km2 (208,916 m2).[2] Wiqruqucha lies in the Cordillera Blanca, southeast of Tawllirahu and east of Pukarahu and a lake named Urqunqucha.[4]

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru: Lagunas con nombre: Huecrococha 08°55'35 S 77°31'07 W
  2. 1 2 3 Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province (Ancash Region) showing "Lago Huecrococha"
  5. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Laguna Huecrococha"


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