Lauricocha (Ancash)

For the lake in the Huánuco Region Region, Peru, see Lake Lauricocha.
Lauricocha
Lauricocha is located in Peru
Lauricocha
Lauricocha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates9°17′09″S 77°21′34″W / 9.28583°S 77.35944°W / -9.28583; -77.35944[1]
Max. length561 m (1,841 ft)[2]
Max. width204 m (669 ft)
Surface elevation4,550 m (14,930 ft)

Lauricocha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Lawriqucha;lawri bluish,[3] Quechua qucha lake, lagoon,[4] "bluish lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. Lauricocha lies south-west of the lake Yanacocha, south of Paqarisha Lake and north-east of the mountain Pomabamba.[5][6]

  1. ^ ign.gob.pe Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today IGN, Peru: Lagunas con nombre: Lauricocha 09°17'09 S 77°21'34 W
  2. ^ de.calameo.com p. 60
  3. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: Lawri - s. Hist. (etim. De un dialecto huanuqueño: azulado). Cementerio inkaico en la provincia de Chankay, Lima, Perú.
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  5. ^ sernanp.gob.pe Map of the area showing "Lag. Lauricocha" south-west of "Lag. Yanacocha"
  6. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region) showing Lauricocha (unnamed) south of "Lago Pagarisha"