Huachucocha (Ancash)

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]

For the lake in the Apurímac Region, Peru, see Wachuqucha (Apurímac).
Huachucocha
Huachucocha as seen from the east
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Coordinates9°10′03″S 77°14′07″W[1]
Basin countriesPeru

The mountain named Huachucocha lies north of the lake at 9°09′41″S 77°13′58″W. It reaches a height of about 4,400 m (14,436 ft) above sea level.[3]

See also

References
  1. ign.gob.pe Archived 2013-06-24 at Archive.today IGN, Peru
  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 Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province (Ancash Region)


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