Runtococha | |
Location: | Peru Ancash Region |
Coords: | -9.24°N -77.3433°W |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Length: | 325m (1,066feet) |
Width: | 234m (768feet) |
Elevation: | 4386m (14,390feet) |
Runtococha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Runtuqucha; runtu egg, qucha lake,[1] "egg lake", hispanicized spelling Runtococha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District.[2] It is situated at a height of 4386m (14,390feet), 325 m long and 234 m at its widest point.[3] Runtococha lies northeast of the lake Yanacocha and east of the lake Huegroncocha.