Lake Parinacochas

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
Sara Sara volcano rises above Lake Parinacochas
Lake Parinacochas
Location	Ayacucho Region
Coordinates	15.3°S 73.7°W / -15.3; -73.7
Catchment area	606.5 km2 (234.2 sq mi)
Basin countries	Peru
Max. length	12 km (7.5 mi)
Max. width	9 km (5.6 mi)
Surface elevation	3,272 m (10,735 ft)

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]

Ecology

Flora

The lake is located in a dry puna grassland region. Aquatic vegetation is represented by reeds of Typha sp. and submerged plants of genus Potamogeton.^[8]

See also

• Sara Sara
• List of lakes in Peru

References

1. Peru 1:100 000, Coracora (31-o). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
2. "Laguna de Parinacochas". Inventario Turistico del Perú (in Spanish). MINCETUR. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
3. Ludovico Bertonio (1612), Transcripción del vocabulario de la lengua Aymara: Parina. - Pájaro grande colorado, que se cría en la laguna.
4. Teodoro Marka M., NOCIONES BASICAS DE LENGUA AYMARA Nociones Basicas de Lengua Aymara: Parina, pariwana = flamenco rosado (p. 21)
5. 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.
6. Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 108. ISBN 9780953608720.
7. Compendio Estadístico del Perú (in Spanish). INEI. 2013. p. 58.
8. Scott, Derek; Carbonell, Montserrat (1986). A Directory of Neotropical Wetlands. IUCN. p. 229.
9. 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.