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Lawriqucha (Ancash)

Lauricocha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 9°17′09″S 77°21′34″W / 9.28583°S 77.35944°W / -9.28583; -77.35944Coordinates: 9°17′09″S 77°21′34″W / 9.28583°S 77.35944°W / -9.28583; -77.35944
Max. length 561 m (1,841 ft)
Max. width 204 m (669 ft)
Surface elevation 4,550 m (14,930 ft)

Lauricocha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Lawriqucha;lawri bluish,Quechua qucha lake, lagoon, "bluish lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. Lauricocha lies south-west of the lake Yanacocha, south of Paqarisha Lake and north-east of the mountain Pomabamba.



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