Jump to content

Lake Paucarcocha

Coordinates: 12°04′53″S 76°00′00″W / 12.08139°S 76.00000°W / -12.08139; -76.00000
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lake Paucarcocha
Lake Paucarcocha is located in Peru
Lake Paucarcocha
Lake Paucarcocha
LocationLima Region
Coordinates12°04′53″S 76°00′00″W / 12.08139°S 76.00000°W / -12.08139; -76.00000
Primary inflowsCañete River
Primary outflowsCañete River
Catchment area213.6 km2 (82.5 sq mi)
Basin countriesPeru
Surface elevation4,284 m (14,055 ft)

Lake Paucarcocha[1][2][3][4] (possibly from Quechua pawqar multi-coloured, qucha lake, lagoon,[5] "multi-coloured lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.[4] It is situated at a height of about 4,284 metres (14,055 ft),[1] about 6.5 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point.[citation needed] It has a catchment area of 213.6 km2.[1] Lake Paucarcocha lies south of the Pariacaca mountain range, between P'itiqucha in the northwest and Piscococha and Chuspicocha in the southeast.[2][3] Moreover, the lake is located inside the valley of the Cañete River, being this river its primary inflow and outflow source.[2][3]

The archaeological site of Pirca Pirca is situated north of the lake.[6]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Compendio Estadístico del Perú (in Spanish). INEI. 2013. p. 58.
  2. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Huarochiri (25-k). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Yauyos (25-l). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  5. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  6. ^ "El "Santuario de Pariacaca"". Cesár W. Astuahuamán Gonzales. Retrieved July 18, 2014.