Urqunqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga)

This article is about the lake in the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Urququcha (disambiguation).
Urqunqucha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°55′54″S 77°31′52″W / 8.93167°S 77.53111°W / -8.93167; -77.53111Coordinates: 8°55′54″S 77°31′52″W / 8.93167°S 77.53111°W / -8.93167; -77.53111
Surface area 0.127530 km2 (127,530 m2)[1]
Surface elevation 4,260 m (13,980 ft)[1]

Urqunqucha (Quechua urqu male; mountain, -n a suffix, qucha lake,[2] "male's lake" or "lake of the mountain", also spelled Orconcocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,260 m (13,980 ft) comprising an area of 0.127530 km2 (127,530 m2).[1] Urqunqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, east of the peak of Pukarahu (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 Mariscal Luzuriaga Province (Ancash Region)


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