Urqunqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga)

Coordinates: 8°55′54″S 77°31′52″W / 8.93167°S 77.53111°W / -8.93167; -77.53111
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Urqunqucha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates8°55′54″S 77°31′52″W / 8.93167°S 77.53111°W / -8.93167; -77.53111
Surface area0.127530 km2 (127,530 m2)[1]
Surface elevation4,260 m (13,980 ft)[1]

Urqunqucha (Quechua urqu male; mountain, -n a suffix, qucha lake,[2] "male's lake" or "lake of the mountain", also spelled Orconcocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,260 m (13,980 ft) comprising an area of 0.127530 km2 (127,530 m2).[1] Urqunqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, east of the peak of Pukarahu (Quechua for "red mountain").[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province (Ancash Region)