| Llanganuco Lakes | |||||
| Location: | Peru Ancash Region | ||||
| Coords: | -9.0675°N -77.6381°W | ||||
| Elevation: | 3850m (12,630feet) | ||||
| Pushpin Label: | Llanganuco Lakes | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Peru#South America | ||||
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Llanganuco Lakes in Peru. | ||||
| Pushpin Relief: | y | ||||
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||
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The Llanganuco[1] Lakes (Llankanuku[2] in Quechua language), Chinancocha and Orconcocha, are situated in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. They are located in Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Yungay District, about 25 km north-east of Yungay.[3] [4] The lakes are part of Huascarán National Park.
Lake Chinancocha,[5] (possibly from Quechua china female, -n a suffix, qucha lake,[6] "female lake") lies at an altitude of 3850m (12,630feet). It is situated southwest of Lake Orconcocha.
Lake Orconcocha (possibly from Quechua urqu male / mountain,[7] "male lake") lies about 1 km away from Chinancocha at the end of the Llanganuco valley.
An extensive earthquake in 1970 caused an avalanche which created a third smaller lake between the two main lakes.[8] Tragically a group of Czechoslovak professional climbers camping between the two lakes were killed.
