Lake Yaguarcocha (Cajamarca)
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Yaguarcocha, Yahuarcocha or Yawarcocha (possibly from Quechua yawar blood qucha lake, "blood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Cajamarca Region, Cajabamba Province, Sitacocha District. Yaguarcocha lies at a height of about 3,600 metres (11, 811 ft), south of the little town Lluchubamba and northwest of the lake Quengococha, near the mountain Rima Rima.
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