Wankarqucha
Wankarqucha (Quechua wankar a kind of drum, qucha lake, "drum lake", Hispanicized spelling Huancarcocha) is a 5,271-metre-high (17,293 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru and the name of the lake at its feet. It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Colonia and Huantan.
The lake named Wankarqucha lies south of the mountain at 12°36′31″S 75°47′21″W / 12.60861°S 75.78917°W.
References
- ^ "Nevado Huancarcocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
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