Huachucocha (Ancash)

Huachucocha or Huachococha (possibly from Quechua wachu furrow slice, ridge turned up by the plough between two furrows / row, qucha lake)[2] 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.

[3] 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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