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(Redirected from P'itiqucha (Ancash)) Lake in Peru This article is about the lake in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see P'itiqucha.
Piticocha
Piticocha is located in PeruPiticochaPiticocha
LocationAncash Region
Coordinates8°25′55″S 77°54′58″W / 8.43194°S 77.91611°W / -8.43194; -77.91611
Basin countriesPeru
Surface area0.916 km (916,000 m)
Surface elevation4,325 m (14,190 ft)

Piticocha (possibly from Quechua p'iti dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption, qucha lake, "gap lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Pallasca Province, Cabana District. It is situated at a height of 4,325 m (14,190 ft) comprising an area of 0.916485 km (916,485 m).

See also

References

  1. ign.gob.pe Archived 2013-06-15 at archive.today "Lagunas con nombre, Piticocha 08°25'55" S 77°54'58" W", retrieved on June 13, 2013
  2. ^ Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pallasca Province (Ancash Region)


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