Huaroncocha

Huaroncocha
Coordinates 11°02′57″S 76°27′06″W / 11.04917°S 76.45167°W / -11.04917; -76.45167Coordinates: 11°02′57″S 76°27′06″W / 11.04917°S 76.45167°W / -11.04917; -76.45167
Basin countries Peru
Pasco Region
Max. length 9 km (5.6 mi)
Max. width 2.61 km (1.62 mi)
Surface elevation 4,587 m (15,049 ft)

Huaroncocha (possibly from Quechua waru basket or platform of a rope bridge to cross rivers / stony ground or place, precious stones, heaping, stone heap, -n a suffix, qucha lake,[1][2]) is a lake in Peru located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huayllay District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,587 metres (15,049 ft), about 9 km long and 2.61 km at its widest point. Huaroncocha lies north of Huascacocha.

The western part of the lake is also called Huaroncocha Chico (Spanish for "small") and the eastern part is named Yanamachay (possibly from Quechua for "black cave").

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)
  • INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26


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