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Lake Carhuacocha

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Lake Carhuacocha
Lake Carhuacocha. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Lake Carhuacocha (possibly from Quechua qarwa leaf worm, larva of a beetle; pale, yellowish, golden, qucha lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, on the border of the districts of Jesús and Queropalca. It lies on the east side of the Huayhuash mountain range. The lake is about 1.5 km long and 0.44 km at its widest point.

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

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