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Urqunqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga)

Coordinates: 8°55′54″S 77°31′52″W / 8.93167°S 77.53111°W / -8.93167; -77.53111
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Urqunqucha
Location of Urqunqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga) in Peru.
Location of Urqunqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga) in Peru.
Urqunqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga)
Location of Urqunqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga) in Peru.
Location of Urqunqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga) in Peru.
Urqunqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga)
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates8°55′54″S 77°31′52″W / 8.93167°S 77.53111°W / -8.93167; -77.53111
Surface area0.127530 km2 (127,530 m2)[1]
Surface elevation4,260 m (13,980 ft)[1]
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Urqunqucha (Quechua urqu male; mountain, -n a suffix, qucha lake,[2] "male's lake" or "lake of the mountain", also spelled Orconcocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,260 m (13,980 ft) comprising an area of 0.127530 km2 (127,530 m2).[1] Urqunqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, east of the peak of Pukarahu (Quechua for "red mountain").[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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 Mariscal Luzuriaga Province (Ancash Region)