Lake Conococha
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Infobox body of water tracking".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lake Conococha[1][2][3] (possibly from Quechua quñuq,[4] qunuq[5] warm, lukewarm, qucha lake,[6] "warm lake") is a South American lake located in the Andes mountains of northwestern Peru. It is located in the region of Ancash near the junction of the roads going from Callejón de Huaylas to Chiquián.[1]
Geography
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Lake Conococha has an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level[2] and an extension of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3] It is located at the headwaters of the Santa River which runs in a northwest direction from the lake.[1][2]
According to the Köppen climate classification, the area presents a tundra climate (ET); with a mean annual temperature of 4.7 °C and an average annual rainfall of 543 mm.[7]
The village of Conococha is located on the western shore of the lake, where the roads from Lima and Pativilca to Huaraz and Chiquián meet.[1][2]
Ecology
Flora
Aquatic vegetation on the shores is represented by reeds of Scirpus spp. and aquatic herbs like watercress, Elodea potamogeton and Myriophyllum sp. While the surrounding meadows include plants of genera Carex and Calamagrostis.[3]
Fauna
The lake is home to a frog species (Telmatobius mayoloi) discovered in 1996 and endemic of the Santa River basin.[8]
Environmental issues
Lake Conococha is undergoing a process of eutrophication (overpopulation of plants and algae due to pollution), being the main reasons: livestock raising, blackwater from the surrounding villages, and disposal of solid waste on the lake shores.[3]
See also
References
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- ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish: Quñuq. - Caliente.
- ↑ Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, El Franciscano Ráez y la unificación del quechua, p. 226
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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