Runtococha
Runtococha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Runtuqucha; runtu egg, qucha lake, "egg lake", hispanicized spelling Runtococha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It is situated at a height of 4,386 metres (14,390 ft), 325 m long and 234 m at its widest point. Runtococha lies northeast of the lake Yanacocha and east of the lake Huegroncocha.
References
- ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region) showing "Lago Runtococha"
- ^ Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru, Inventario de lagunas de la Cordillera Blanca, Huaraz 2011
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