Jatuncocha (Caraz)

This article is about the lake near Qaras mountain in the Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Hatunqucha.

Jatuncocha
Jatuncocha
Location	Peru Ancash Region
Coordinates	8°55′41″S 77°39′33″W[1]
Surface area	0.486550 km^2 (486,550 m^2)[2]
Surface elevation	3,886 m (12,749 ft)[2]

Jatuncocha (possibly from Quechua hatun (in Bolivia always jatun) big, large qucha lake,[3][4] "big lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.[5][6][7] It is situated at a height of 3,886 m (12,749 ft) comprising an area of 0.486550 km^2 (486,550 m^2).[2] Jatunccocha lies in the Santa Cruz gorge between the peaks of Quitaraju in the north and Caraz in the south, northeast of a smaller lake named Ichiccocha (Quechua for "little lake").

The Santa Cruz Creek flows through the lake. It is a right tributary of the Santa River.

References

1. wikimapia.org "Laguna Jatunqocha", retrieved on June 10, 2013
2. Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
3. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
5. pleinenature.free.fr Detailed map of the area showing "L. Jatuncocha"
6. andix.com Map of a part of the Cordillera Blanca showing "L. Jatuncocha"
7. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)