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Lake in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru
Wallqaqucha
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LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates9°09′43″S 77°32′38″W / 9.16194°S 77.54389°W / -9.16194; -77.54389
Surface area0.163066 km (163,066 m)
Surface elevation4,355 m (14,288 ft)

Wallqaqucha (Quechua wallqa collar, qucha lake, "collar lake", also spelled Huallcacocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,355 m (14,288 ft) comprising an area of 0.163066 km (163,066 m). It is located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District, northwest of Wallqan. Wallqaqucha lies at the feet of Chiqllarahu, northeast and north of Awkishqucha and Chiqllaqucha.

References

  1. ^ Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carhuaz Province (Ancash Region)


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