Pampaqucha (Ancash)

This article is about the lake in the Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pampaqucha (disambiguation).
Pampaqucha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 10°02′05″S 76°58′0.6″W / 10.03472°S 76.966833°W / -10.03472; -76.966833Coordinates: 10°02′05″S 76°58′0.6″W / 10.03472°S 76.966833°W / -10.03472; -76.966833[1]
Surface area 0.020234 km2 (20,234 m2)[1]
Surface elevation 4,408 m (14,462 ft)[1]

Pampaqucha (Quechua pampa a large plain, qucha lake,[2] "plain lake", also spelled Pampacocha) is a lake in the south of the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,408 m (14,462 ft) comprising an area of 0.020234 km2 (20,234 m2).[1] Suyruqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District, near a lake named Suyruqucha.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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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