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'''Lake Paucarcocha'''<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Compendio Estadístico del Perú|publisher=INEI|year=2013|pages=58|language=es}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Peru 1:100 000, Huarochiri (25-k)|publisher=IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite book|title=Peru 1:100 000, Yauyos (25-l)|publisher=IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> (possibly from [[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''pawqar'' multi-coloured, ''qucha'' lake, lagoon,<ref>{{Ref Laime}}</ref> "multi-coloured lake") is a lake in [[Peru]] located in the [[Lima Region]], [[Yauyos Province]], [[Tanta District]].<ref name=":0">escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)</ref> It is situated at a height of about {{convert|4284|m|ft|0}},<ref name=":2" /> about 6.5 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}} It has a catchment area of 213.6 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=":2" /> Lake Paucarcocha lies south of the [[Pariacaca mountain range|Pariacaca]] mountain range, between [[P'itiqucha (Quinti)|P'itiqucha]] in the northwest and [[Piscococha]] and [[Chuspicocha (Yauyos)|Chuspicocha]] in the southeast.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":12" /> Moreover, the lake is located inside the valley of the Cañete River, being this river its primary inflow and outflow source.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":12" /> |
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'''Paucarcocha''' (hispanicized spelling of native {{lang-qu|Pawqarqucha}}; ''pawqar:'' multi-coloured, ''qucha:'' lake, lagoon; "multi-coloured lake") <ref> [http://futatraw.ourproject.org/descargas/DicQuechuaBolivia.pdf Bilingual diccionary: Quechua - Spanish - Spanish Quechua] </ref> is a lake in [[Peru]]. |
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The archaeological site of [[Pirca Pirca, Lima|Pirca Pirca]] is situated north of the lake.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/bibvirtual/publicaciones/alma_mater/1999_n17/santuario.htm|title=El "Santuario de Pariacaca"|publisher=Cesár W. Astuahuamán Gonzales|access-date=July 18, 2014}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Cuchi Machay]] |
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* [[List of lakes in Peru]] |
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* [[Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve]] |
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==References== |
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*INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26 |
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[[Category:Lakes of Peru|Paucarcocha]] |
[[Category:Lakes of Peru|Paucarcocha]] |
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[[Category:Lima Region]] |
[[Category:Lakes of Lima Region|Paucarcocha]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 23 August 2024
| Lake Paucarcocha | |
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  Lake Paucarcocha | |
| Location | Lima Region |
| Coordinates | 12°04′53″S 76°00′00″W / 12.08139°S 76.00000°W |
| Primary inflows | Cañete River |
| Primary outflows | Cañete River |
| Catchment area | 213.6 km2 (82.5 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Surface elevation | 4,284 m (14,055 ft) |
Lake Paucarcocha[1][2][3][4] (possibly from Quechua pawqar multi-coloured, qucha lake, lagoon,[5] "multi-coloured lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.[4] It is situated at a height of about 4,284 metres (14,055 ft),[1] about 6.5 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point.[citation needed] It has a catchment area of 213.6 km2.[1] Lake Paucarcocha lies south of the Pariacaca mountain range, between P'itiqucha in the northwest and Piscococha and Chuspicocha in the southeast.[2][3] Moreover, the lake is located inside the valley of the Cañete River, being this river its primary inflow and outflow source.[2][3]
The archaeological site of Pirca Pirca is situated north of the lake.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Compendio Estadístico del Perú (in Spanish). INEI. 2013. p. 58.
- ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Huarochiri (25-k). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Yauyos (25-l). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ a b 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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