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 is located in Peru
Antaqucha
Antaqucha
LocationLima Region, Huarochirí Province, Huachupampa District
Coordinates11°38′20″S 76°34′58″W / 11.63889°S 76.58278°W / -11.63889; -76.58278
Basin countriesPeru
Max. lengthDam 60 m (200 ft) Lake 380 m (1,250 ft)
Max. widthDam 5 m (16 ft) Lake 130 m (430 ft)
Max. depth10 m (33 ft)
Surface elevation4,480 m (14,700 ft)
Antaqucha Dam
Antaqucha (Lima) is located in Peru
Antaqucha (Lima)
Location of Antaqucha Dam in Peru
CountryPeru
Dam and spillways
Height10 m (33 ft)
Length60 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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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ "Laguna de Antacocha". mincetur. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016. (in Spanish)