Jatuncocha (Caraz)

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 km2 (486,550 m2).[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").

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
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates8°55′41″S 77°39′33″W[1]
Surface area0.486550 km2 (486,550 m2)[2]
Surface elevation3,886 m (12,749 ft)[2]

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, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  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)


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