Antaqucha (Quechua anta copper, qucha lake,[1] "copper lake", Hispanicized spelling Antacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Huachupampa District. It is situated at a height of approximately 4,480 m (14,700 ft).
| Antaqucha | |
|---|---|
  Antaqucha | |
| Location | Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Huachupampa District |
| Coordinates | 11°38′20″S 76°34′58″W / 11.63889°S 76.58278°W |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Max. length | Dam 60 m (200 ft) Lake 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Max. width | Dam 5 m (16 ft) Lake 130 m (430 ft) |
| Max. depth | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 4,480 m (14,700 ft) |
| Antaqucha Dam | |
|---|---|
 Location of Antaqucha Dam in Peru | |
| Country | Peru |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Length | 60 m (200 ft) |
What makes Antaqucha so special is its dam of pre-Inca times. The dam is 60 m (66 yd) long, 10 m (33 ft) high and 5 m (5.5 yd) wide.[2]
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- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ "Laguna de Antacocha". mincetur. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016. (in Spanish)
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