Huascacocha (Lima)

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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, Yauyos quinches 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.

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