Huascacocha | |
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Location |
Peru Lima Region |
Coordinates | 12°18′31.9″S 75°58′33.3″W / 12.308861°S 75.975917°WCoordinates: 12°18′31.9″S 75°58′33.3″W / 12.308861°S 75.975917°W |
Huascacocha or Wask'aqucha (Quechua wask'a rectangle / long, qucha lake, "rectangle lake" or "long lake", hispanicized spelling Huascacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Ayaviri District. It is situated at a height of about 4,250 metres (13,944 ft). Huascacocha lies between the mountains Huayna Cotoni and Qutuni in the north and Llongote in the south, southeast of the lake Tikllaqucha.