Antaqucha (Lima)

This article is about the lake in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Antaqucha.
Antaqucha
Location Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Huachupampa District
Coordinates 11°38′20″S 76°34′58″W / 11.63889°S 76.58278°W / -11.63889; -76.58278Coordinates: 11°38′20″S 76°34′58″W / 11.63889°S 76.58278°W / -11.63889; -76.58278
Basin countries Peru
Max. length 60 m (200 ft)
Max. width 5 m (16 ft)
Max. depth 10 m (33 ft)
Surface elevation 4,480 m (14,700 ft)
Antaqucha Dam
Country Peru
Dam and spillways
Height 10 m (33 ft)
Length 60 m (200 ft)

Antaqucha (Quechua anta copper, qucha lake,[1] "copper lake", hispanicized spelling Antacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Huachupampa District. It is situated at a height of approximately 4,480 m (14,700 ft).

What makes Antaqucha so special is its dam of pre-Inca times. The dam is 60 m (66 yd) long, 10 m (33 ft) high and 5 m (5.5 yd) wide.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ "Laguna de Antacocha". mincetur. Retrieved January 3, 2016. (in Spanish)
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