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Qarwaqucha (Huamalíes)

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Qarwaqucha (Huamalíes)

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Qarwaqucha (Quechua qarwa leaf worm, larva of a beetle / pale / yellowish / golden, qucha lake, hispanicized spelling Carhuacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Llata District. It lies southwest of the lakes Yanaqucha and Saqraqucha, at the foot of the mountain Mishiwala (Mishihuala).

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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