Huachucocha (Ancash)
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| Huachucocha | |
|---|---|
 Huachucocha as seen from the east | |
  Huachucocha | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Coordinates | 9°10′03″S 77°14′07″W / 9.16750°S 77.23528°W[1] |
| Basin countries | Peru |
Huachucocha or Huachococha (possibly from Quechua wachu furrow slice, ridge turned up by the plough between two furrows / row, qucha lake)[2] 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 Huachucocha lies north of the lake at 9°09′41″S 77°13′58″W / 9.16139°S 77.23278°W. It reaches a height of about 4,400 m (14,436 ft) above sea level.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ign.gob.pe Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today IGN, Peru
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province (Ancash Region)
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