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Huachucocha
Huachucocha as seen from the east
Huachucocha is located in PeruHuachucochaHuachucocha
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Coordinates9°10′03″S 77°14′07″W / 9.16750°S 77.23528°W / -9.16750; -77.23528
Basin countriesPeru

Huachucocha or Huachococha (possibly from Quechua wachu furrow slice, ridge turned up by the plough between two furrows / row, qucha lake) is a lake in Peru east of the Cordillera Blanca at a mountain of the same name. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province, San Luis District.

The mountain named Huachucocha lies north of the lake at 9°09′41″S 77°13′58″W / 9.16139°S 77.23278°W / -9.16139; -77.23278. It reaches a height of about 4,400 m (14,436 ft) above sea level.

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References

  1. ign.gob.pe Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today IGN, Peru
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province (Ancash Region)


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