Asulqucha

For the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru, see Asulqucha (Cusco).
Asulqucha
Location Junín Region, Jauja Province
Coordinates 11°56′20″S 76°00′14″W / 11.93889°S 76.00389°W / -11.93889; -76.00389Coordinates: 11°56′20″S 76°00′14″W / 11.93889°S 76.00389°W / -11.93889; -76.00389
Basin countries Peru
Asulqucha Dam
Country Peru
Dam and spillways
Height 8.5 m (28 ft)
Power station
Operator(s) Electroperu

Asulqucha (Quechua asul blue, a borrowing from Spanish azul, qucha lake,[1][2] "blue lake", also spelled Azulcocha) is a lake in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District. It lies northwest of Paryaqaqa,[3] the highest mountain of the range. The lake belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.[4]

In 1997 the Asulqucha dam was erected at the southeastern end of the lake at 11°56′41.23″S 75°59′45.31″W / 11.9447861°S 75.9959194°W / -11.9447861; -75.9959194. The dam is 8.5 m (28 ft) high. It is operated by Electroperu.[4]

See also

References

  1. Qhichwa Suyup Simi Pirwan - Diccionario de la Nación Quechua, Consejo Educativo de la Nación Quechua "CENAQ"
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)
  4. 1 2 Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005
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