Lake Parinacochas

Lake Parinacochas is a lake in Ayacucho Region in . It is located west of volcano at an elevation of 3,272 metres above sea level. The lake is 12 km long and 9 km wide, and has a catchment area of 606.5 square kilometres.
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  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: lake in the Ayacucho Region in Peru
  • Also known as: Laguna de Parinacochas

Lake Parinacochas

Latitude
-15.2917° or 15° 17′ 30″ south
Longitude
-73.6936° or 73° 41′ 37″ west
Elevation
3,274 metres (10,741 feet)
Open location code
57P8P854+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23847485
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
3932908
Wiki­data ID
Q5762473
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Lake Parinacochas” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: lago Parinacochas
  • Cebuano: Laguna Parinacochas (lanaw sa Ayacucho)
  • Cebuano: Laguna Parinacochas
  • Chinese: 帕里納科查斯湖
  • Georgian: პარინაკუჩა
  • German: Laguna Parinacochas
  • Lithuanian: Parinakoča
  • Lithuanian: Parinakočia
  • Lithuanian: Parinakočios lagūna
  • Quechua: Inkawasi qucha
  • Quechua: Parihuanacocha
  • Quechua: Parihuanacochas
  • Quechua: Parinacocha
  • Quechua: Parinacochas
  • Quechua: Parinaqucha
  • Quechua: Pariwanaqucha
  • Spanish: Lago Parinacocha
  • Spanish: Lago Parinacochas
  • Spanish: Laguna Parinacocha
  • Welsh: Llyn Parinacochas

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