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Piticocha (Ancash)

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Piticocha (Ancash)

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Piticocha (possibly from Quechua p'iti dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes, gap, interruption, qucha lake, "gap lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Pallasca Province, Cabana District. It is situated at a height of 4,325 m (14, 190 ft) comprising an area of 0.916485 km2 (916, 485 m2).

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