Lauricocha (Ancash) Explained

Lauricocha
Location:	Peru Ancash Region
Coords:	-9.2858°N -77.3594°W^[1]
Pushpin Map:	Peru
Length:	561m (1,841feet)^[2]
Width:	204m (669feet)
Elevation:	4550m (14,930feet)

Lauricocha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Lawriqucha;lawri bluish,^[3] Quechua qucha lake, lagoon,^[4] "bluish lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. Lauricocha lies south-west of the lake Yanacocha, south of Paqarisha Lake and north-east of the mountain Pomabamba.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.ign.gob.pe/ign.php?PG=Nomenclator&OPC=11 ign.gob.pe
2. http://de.calameo.com/read/0012719456414e472ed30 de.calameo.com
3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: Lawri - s. Hist. (etim. De un dialecto huanuqueño: azulado). Cementerio inkaico en la provincia de Chankay, Lima, Perú.
4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100717/http://www.sernanp.gob.pe/sernanp/vermapa.jsp?ID=396 sernanp.gob.pe
6. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region) showing Lauricocha (unnamed) south of "Lago Pagarisha"