Aququcha (Pasco)

This article is about the lake in the Pasco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Aququcha (disambiguation).
Aququcha
Location Pasco Region, Pasco Province
Coordinates 10°46′27″S 76°32′50″W / 10.77417°S 76.54722°W / -10.77417; -76.54722Coordinates: 10°46′27″S 76°32′50″W / 10.77417°S 76.54722°W / -10.77417; -76.54722
Basin countries Peru
Aququcha Dam
Country Peru
Power station
Operator(s) Cia Minera Volcan

Aququcha (Quechua aqu sand, qucha lake,[1] "sand lake", hispanicized spelling Acucocha) is a lake in the Pasco Region in Peru. It is located in the Pasco Province, in the districts of Simón Bolívar and Tinyahuarco,[2] approximately 27 kilometres from Tinyahuarco. It belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.[3]

The Aququcha dam was built at the southeastern end of the lake at 10°47′15″S 76°31′26″W / 10.78750°S 76.52389°W / -10.78750; -76.52389. It is operated by Cia Minera Volcan.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)
  3. 1 2 Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005
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