Lake Parinacochas Explained

Lake Parinacochas
Location:	Ayacucho Region
Coords:	-15.3°N -73.7°W
Pushpin Map:	Peru
Catchment:	606.5km2
Basin Countries:	Peru
Length:	12km (07miles)
Width:	9km (06miles)
Elevation:	3272m (10,735feet)

Lake Parinacochas^{[1] [2]} (possibly from Aymara parina flamingo,^{[3] [4]} Quechua qucha lake, lagoon,^[5] "flamingo lake") is a lake in Ayacucho Region in Peru. It is located west of Sara Sara volcano^[6] at an elevation of 3272m (10,735feet) above sea level.^[7] The lake is 12 km long and 9 km wide, and has a catchment area of 606.5km2.

Lake Parinacochas is a shallow brackish lake, with some salt pan areas appearing at low water levels.

Inkawasi, a ruined village of Inca origin, lies on the north-western shore of Lake Parinacochas.^[8]

Ecology

Flora

The lake is located in a dry puna grassland region. Aquatic vegetation is represented by reeds of Typha sp. and submerged plants of genus Potamogeton.^[9]

See also

• Sara Sara
• List of lakes in Peru

Notes and References

1. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Coracora (31-o). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
2. Web site: Laguna de Parinacochas. Inventario Turistico del Perú. MINCETUR. es. 2016-08-26.
3. Ludovico Bertonio (1612), Transcripción del vocabulario de la lengua Aymara: Parina. - Pájaro grande colorado, que se cría en la laguna.
4. Teodoro Marka M., NOCIONES BASICAS DE LENGUA AYMARA Nociones Basicas de Lengua Aymara: Parina, pariwana = flamenco rosado (p. 21)
5. 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.
6. Book: Biggar, John. The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. 2005. Andes. 9780953608720. 108. en.
7. Book: Compendio Estadístico del Perú. INEI. 2013. 58. es.
8. Book: Combelles Pierre-Olivier & Humala Tasso Katia . Las ruinas de Inkawasi - A la orilla de la laguna de Parinacochas (Ayacucho-Perú) . Instituto Andino de Estudios Etnobiologicos (BOMAREA) . 2017 . 978-2-917445-01-3 . Paris (France) . Spanish . The ruins of Inkawasi.
9. Book: Scott, Derek. A Directory of Neotropical Wetlands. Carbonell. Montserrat. IUCN. 1986. 229.