Parinaqucha
Lake Parinacochas (possibly from Aymara parina flamingo, Quechua qucha lake, lagoon, "flamingo lake") is a lake in Ayacucho Region in Peru. It is located west of Sara Sara volcano at an elevation of 3,272 metres (10,735 ft) above sea level. The lake is 12 km long and 9 km wide, and has a catchment area of 606.5 square kilometres (234 sq mi).
Lake Parinacochas is a shallow brackish lake, with some salt pan areas appearing at low water levels.
Inkawasi, a ruined village of Inca origin, lies on the north-western shore of Lake Parinacochas.
Ecology
Flora
The lake is located in a dry puna grassland region. Aquatic vegetation is represented by reeds of Typha sp. and submerged plants of genus Potamogeton.
See also
References
- ^ Peru 1:100 000, Coracora (31-o). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ "Laguna de Parinacochas". Inventario Turistico del Perú (in Spanish). MINCETUR. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ Ludovico Bertonio (1612), Transcripción del vocabulario de la lengua Aymara: Parina. - Pájaro grande colorado, que se cría en la laguna.
- ^ Teodoro Marka M., NOCIONES BASICAS DE LENGUA AYMARA Nociones Basicas de Lengua Aymara: Parina, pariwana = flamenco rosado (p. 21)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
- ^ Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 108. ISBN 9780953608720.
- ^ Compendio Estadístico del Perú (in Spanish). INEI. 2013. p. 58.
- ^ Scott, Derek; Carbonell, Montserrat (1986). A Directory of Neotropical Wetlands. IUCN. p. 229.
- ^ Combelles Pierre-Olivier & Humala Tasso Katia (2017). Las ruinas de Inkawasi - A la orilla de la laguna de Parinacochas (Ayacucho-Perú) [The ruins of Inkawasi] (in Spanish). Paris (France): Instituto Andino de Estudios Etnobiologicos (BOMAREA). ISBN 978-2-917445-01-3.
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