Lake Parinacochas (possibly from Aymara parina flamingo,Ludovico Bertonio (1612), Transcripción del vocabulario de la lengua Aymara: Parina. - Pájaro grande colorado, que se cría en la laguna.Teodoro Marka M., NOCIONES BASICAS DE LENGUA AYMARA Nociones Basicas de Lengua Aymara: Parina, pariwana = flamenco rosado (p. 21) Quechua qucha lake, lagoon,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. "flamingo lake") is a lake in Ayacucho Region in Peru. It is located west of Sara Sara volcano at an elevation of above sea level. The lake is 12 km long and 9 km wide, and has a catchment area of .
Lake Parinacochas is a shallow brackish lake, with some salt pan areas appearing at low water levels.
Inkawasi, a ruined village of Inca origin, lies on the north-western shore of Lake Parinacochas.
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.
See also Sara Sara List of lakes in Peru
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