Wankarqucha

Wankarqucha
Wankarqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,271 m (17,293 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°34′58″S 75°47′25″W / 12.58278°S 75.79028°W / -12.58278; -75.79028Coordinates: 12°34′58″S 75°47′25″W / 12.58278°S 75.79028°W / -12.58278; -75.79028
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Wankarqucha (Quechua wankar a kind of drum, qucha lake,[2] "drum lake", Hispanicized spelling Huancarcocha) is a 5,271 metres (17,293 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru and the name of the lake at its feet. It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Colonia and Huantan.[1][3]

The lake named Wankarqucha lies south of the mountain[3] at 12°36′31″S 75°47′21″W / 12.60861°S 75.78917°W / -12.60861; -75.78917.

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Huancarcocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)


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