Lake Mullucocha Explained

Lake Mullucocha
Pushpin Map:Peru
Location:Lima Region
Coords:-12.0333°N -133°W[1]
Basin Countries:Peru
Elevation:4286m (14,062feet)

Lake Mullucocha (possibly from Quechua mullu small pearl made of fine clay / marine shell which is offered to the divinities, qucha lake, lagoon)[2] is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.[3] Mullucocha, situated at a height of about 4286m (14,062feet), lies southeast of the Pariacaca mountain range, east of P'itiqucha and northeast of Paucarcocha.

Lake Mullucocha is situated next to an ancient road part of the Inca road system.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://mapcarta.com/24952496 mapcarta.com
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) showing the location of the village Mullucocha or Mollococha at Mullucocha (unnamed) east of Peticocha and northeast of the lake Paucarcocha
  4. Web site: El "Santuario de Pariacaca". Cesár W. Astuahuamán Gonzales. July 18, 2014.