| Lake Paucarcocha | |
|---|---|
  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]
- ^ 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.