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Lauricocha (Ancash)

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Lauricocha (Ancash)

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Lauricocha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Lawriqucha, lawri bluish, Quechua qucha lake, lagoon, "bluish lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. Lauricocha lies south-west of the lake Yanacocha, south of Paqarisha Lake and north-east of the mountain Pomabamba.

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