Lake Orconcocha (Ayacucho)

Lake Orconcocha
Lake Orconcocha
	Lake Orconcocha (Ayacucho) Lake Orconcocha (Ayacucho)
Location	Peru ; Ayacucho Region
Coordinates	14°36′0.6″S 73°56′10″W / 14.600167°S 73.93611°W
Surface elevation	4,402 m (14,442 ft)

Lake Orconcocha^[1] (possibly from Quechua urqu male / mountain, -n a suffix, qucha lake)^[2] is a lake in Peru located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, in the districts Chipao and Puquio.^[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,402 metres (14,442 ft). Lake Orconcocha lies southwest of Lake Sawaqucha, northwest of lakes Islaqucha, Pukaqucha and Apiñaqucha and northeast of Lake Yawriwiri.

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^ ^a ^b "Orconcocha Laguna". mapcarta. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)

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[mapcarta-1] "Orconcocha Laguna". mapcarta. Retrieved March 27, 2014.

[2] Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

[3] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)

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