Wansuqucha

Wansuqucha
Location Peru
Arequipa Region
Coordinates 15°00′49″S 72°51′1.1″W / 15.01361°S 72.850306°W / -15.01361; -72.850306Coordinates: 15°00′49″S 72°51′1.1″W / 15.01361°S 72.850306°W / -15.01361; -72.850306
Surface elevation 4,807 m (15,771 ft)

Wansuqucha (Quechua qucha lake,[1] hispanicized spellings Huanzoccocha, Huanzococha, also Wansuqocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Huaynacotas District.[2][3] It is situated at a height of about 4,807 m (15,771 ft), at the foot of the mountain Wansu.

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ "Laguna de Huanzococha". mincetur. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)


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