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Huallcacocha
Huallcacocha. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Wallqaqucha (Quechua wallqa collar, qucha lake, "collar lake", also spelled Huallcacocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,355 m (14,288 ft) comprising an area of 0.163066 km2 (163,066 m2). It is located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District, northwest of Wallqan. Wallqaqucha lies at the feet of Chiqllarahu, northeast and north of Awkishqucha and Chiqllaqucha.

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

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