Small streams from Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Negra mountain ranges.
Primary outflows
Santa River
Basin countries
Peru
Surface area
1.976 km2 (0.763 sq mi)
Surface elevation
4,020 metres (13,189 ft)
Lake Conococha[1][2][3] (possibly from Quechua quñuq,[4]qunuq[5] warm, lukewarm, qucha lake,[6] "warm lake") is a South American lake located in the Andes mountains of northwestern Peru. It is located in the region of Ancash near the junction of the roads going from Callejón de Huaylas to Chiquián.[1]
^Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
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^Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish: Quñuq. - Caliente.
^Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, El Franciscano Ráez y la unificación del quechua, p. 226
^Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
LakeConococha (possibly from Quechua quñuq, qunuq warm, lukewarm, qucha lake, "warm lake") is a South American lake located in the Andes mountains of...
Andes mountain range in the Ancash Region of northwest central Peru. LakeConococha, at an altitude of 4,050 m above sea level and at 10°07′42″S 77°16′59″W...
(230 mi) of the Santa River. The Santa River has its source in the lakeConococha. This river is the most important river in the coast, because its annual...
Caraz. Some other notable lakes are Lake 69, Lake Allicocha, Lake Auquiscocha, Lake Palcacocha, Lake Querococha, and LakeConococha. There are several 6,000 m...
Raju ancha Rajutuna Raju ancha as seen from LakeConococha Highest point Elevation 5,355 m (17,569 ft) Coordinates 10°00′34″S 77°10′36″W / 10.00944°S...
IGN-Peru map, the highest peak is reported to be named Jenhuaracra. LakeConococha Jilla Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994 "Nevado Caullaraju-Pico...
and lakes, including east to the central plains of Argentina, and also north through the Andes to southern Peru. Vagrant as far north as Conococha in central...
road leading to Conococha and taking the road toward the highway Antamina. Huaraz: It comes from Huaraz, by diverting the town of Conococha (4,100 m) take...
and defecated and as soon as he did his urine originated the lake of Conococha (warm lake) and its excreta to rocky tops. She continued her march, exhausted...
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