Atuncocha (Ancash)

This article is about the lake in the Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru, near the mountain Pirqarumi. For other uses, see Hatunqucha.
Atuncocha
Kulliqucha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°51′53″S 77°44′57″W / 8.86472°S 77.74917°W / -8.86472; -77.74917Coordinates: 8°51′53″S 77°44′57″W / 8.86472°S 77.74917°W / -8.86472; -77.74917
Max. length 1.88 km (1.17 mi)
Max. width 0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Surface elevation 4,625 m (15,174 ft)

Atuncocha or Hatunqucha (Quechua hatun big, large qucha lake,[1][2] "big lake", also spelled Atuncocha), also known as Kulliqucha (Quechua kulli a color between blue and carmine (purple, violet, mulberry-colored),[2] "purple (or violet) lake", also spelled Cullicocha),[3] is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.[4] It is situated at a height of about 4,625 metres (15,174 ft), about 1.88 km long and 0.6 km at its widest point. Atuncocha lies in the Cordillera Blanca, northwest of Santa Cruz and Pergarumi, between a lake named Rajucocha in the east and another one named Quyllurqucha in the west.


References

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ blogspot.com Sketchmap of the area showing "Laguna Cullicocha"
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)


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