Pawqarqucha
Lake Paucarcocha (possibly from Quechua pawqar multi-coloured, qucha lake, lagoon, "multi-coloured lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated at a height of about 4,284 metres (14,055 ft), about 6.5 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point. It has a catchment area of 213.6 km. Lake Paucarcocha lies south of the Pariacaca mountain range, between P'itiqucha in the northwest and Piscococha and Chuspicocha in the southeast. Moreover, the lake is located inside the valley of the Cañete River, being this river its primary inflow and outflow source.
The archaeological site of Pirca Pirca is situated north of the lake.
See also
References
- ^ Compendio Estadístico del Perú (in Spanish). INEI. 2013. p. 58.
- ^ Peru 1:100 000, Huarochiri (25-k). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ Peru 1:100 000, Yauyos (25-l). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ "El "Santuario de Pariacaca"". Cesár W. Astuahuamán Gonzales. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
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