Lake Parinacochas[1][2] (possibly from Aymara parina flamingo,[3][4] Quechua qucha lake, lagoon,[5] "flamingo lake") is a lake in Ayacucho Region in Peru.[2] It is located west of Sara Sara volcano[1][6] at an elevation of 3,272 metres (10,735 ft) above sea level.[7] The lake is 12 km long and 9 km wide,[2] and has a catchment area of 606.5 square kilometres (234 sq mi).[7]
Lake Parinacochas is a shallow brackish lake, with some salt pan areas appearing at low water levels.[8]
Inkawasi, a ruined village of Inca origin, lies on the north-western shore of Lake Parinacochas.[9]
^ abc"Laguna de Parinacochas". Inventario Turistico del Perú (in Spanish). MINCETUR. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
^Ludovico Bertonio (1612), Transcripción del vocabulario de la lengua Aymara: Parina. - Pájaro grande colorado, que se cría en la laguna.
^Teodoro Marka M., NOCIONES BASICAS DE LENGUA AYMARA Nociones Basicas de Lengua Aymara: Parina, pariwana = flamenco rosado (p. 21)
^Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño.qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
^Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 108. ISBN 9780953608720.
^ abCompendio Estadístico del Perú (in Spanish). INEI. 2013. p. 58.
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^Combelles Pierre-Olivier & Humala Tasso Katia (2017). Las ruinas de Inkawasi - A la orilla de la laguna de Parinacochas (Ayacucho-Perú) [The ruins of Inkawasi] (in Spanish). Paris (France): Instituto Andino de Estudios Etnobiologicos (BOMAREA). ISBN 978-2-917445-01-3.
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