Lake Huascacocha | |
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Location |
Peru Huánuco Region |
Coordinates | 10°24′16″S 76°47′14″W / 10.40444°S 76.78722°W |
Lake Huascacocha [1] (possibly from Quechua waskha or waska: rope; or wask'a: rectangle, long; and qucha: lake) [2] [3] [4] or Lake Huacacocha [5] is a lake in Peru located in Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District. [1] Lake Huascacocha lies in the north of the Raura mountain range, west of lakes Patarcocha and Chuspi. [1] [5]