Huascacocha (Lima)

This article is about the lake in the Yauyos Province, Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Waskhaqucha.
Huascacocha
Location Peru
Lima Region
Coordinates 12°18′31.9″S 75°58′33.3″W / 12.308861°S 75.975917°W / -12.308861; -75.975917Coordinates: 12°18′31.9″S 75°58′33.3″W / 12.308861°S 75.975917°W / -12.308861; -75.975917[1]

Huascacocha or Wask'aqucha (Quechua wask'a rectangle / long, qucha lake,[2][3][4] "rectangle lake" or "long lake", hispanicized spelling Huascacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Ayaviri District.[5] It is situated at a height of about 4,250 metres (13,944 ft).[6] Huascacocha lies between the mountains Huayna Cotoni and Qutuni in the north and Llongote in the south, southeast of the lake Tikllaqucha.


References

  1. mapcarta.com "Laguna Huascacocha", retrieved on January 15, 2014
  2. idiomarunasimi.com.ar Pachakallpa Yachay - Ingeniería civil, A list of technical Quechua expressions (Quechua-Spanish)
  3. Ministerio de la Mujer y Desarollo Social, Perú, Palabras Clave para la Atención en Salud, Quechua
  4. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  6. John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers, p. 105


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