Wankarqucha
Wankarqucha is located in Peru
Wankarqucha
Wankarqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,271 m (17,293 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°34′58″S 75°47′25″W / 12.58278°S 75.79028°W / -12.58278; -75.79028
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Wankarqucha (Quechua wankar a kind of drum, qucha lake,[2] "drum lake", Hispanicized spelling Huancarcocha) is a 5,271-metre-high (17,293 ft) 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 (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)


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