Lake Querococha | |
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Location | Ancash, Peru |
Coordinates | 9°42′58″S 77°19′27″W / 9.71611°S 77.32417°W |
Basin countries | Peru |
Max. length | 2.43 km (1.51 mi) |
Max. width | 0.87 km (0.54 mi) |
Surface elevation | 3,980 m (13,060 ft) [1] |
Lake Querococha [2] [3] [1] (possibly from Quechua qiru ceremonial drinking vessel, or q'iru wood and qucha lake; [4] [5] "qiru lake" or "wood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the districts Ticapampa and Catac. [6] The lake is situated at a height of 3,980 metres (13,060 ft), [1] about 2.43 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point.[ citation needed] Lake Querococha lies on the western side of the Cordillera Blanca, southwest of Yanamarey and Pucaraju, northwest of Mururaju and Queshque and east of Recuay.