Warunqucha

For the mountain in the Lima Region and the Pasco Region, Peru, see Yana Mach'ay.
Warunqucha
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)

Warunqucha (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] hispanicized spelling Huaroncocha) 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. Warunqucha lies north of Waskhaqucha.

The western part of the lake is also called Warunqucha Chico (Spanish for "small") and the eastern part is named Yana Mach'ay (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)


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