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The Llanganuco Lakes (''Llankanuku'' in
Map of the area showing "Chinancocha" and "Orgoncocha" The lakes are part of
''Lake'' ''Chinancocha'', (possibly from
Quechua language
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an Indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common anc ...
), Chinancocha and Orconcocha, are situated in the Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...
in the Andes
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of Peru
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. They are located in Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...
, Yungay Province
The Yungay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Waskaran, the highest elevation of Peru, lies on the border to the Carhuaz Province. ...
, Yungay District
Yungay district is a district in the Province of Yungay in the Ancash region, Peru. It was created by law on October 28, 1904.Yungay PeruYungay Peru retrieved March 7, 2008
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca traverses the province. Waskaran, the ...
, about 25 km north-east of Yungay.pirineos3000.comMap of the area showing "Chinancocha" and "Orgoncocha" The lakes are part of
Huascarán National Park
Huascarán National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Huascarán) is a Peruvian national park that comprises most of the mountain range known as Cordillera Blanca (the world's highest tropical mountain range) which is part of the central Andes, in the r ...
.
Chinancocha
''Lake'' ''Chinancocha'', (possibly from Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''china'' female, ''-n'' a suffix, ''qucha'' lake, "female lake") lies at an altitude of . It is situated southwest of Lake Orconcocha.
Orconcocha
''Lake Orconcocha'' (possibly fromQuechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''urqu'' male / mountain, "male lake") lies about 1 km away from Chinancocha at the end of the Llanganuco valley.
1970 Earthquake
An extensive earthquake in 1970 caused an avalanche which created a third smaller lake between the two main lakes. Tragically a group of hikers camping between the two lakes were killed.References
External links
* Lakes of Peru Lakes of Ancash Region Huascarán National Park {{Ancash-geo-stub