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Huacracocha (Morococha)

Coordinates: 11°35′38.4″S 76°09′41.1″W / 11.594000°S 76.161417°W / -11.594000; -76.161417
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Huacracocha
Huacracocha (the largest lake on the left) as seen from Mount Yurajcocha
Huacracocha is located in Peru
Huacracocha
Huacracocha
LocationJunín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District
Coordinates11°35′38.4″S 76°09′41.1″W / 11.594000°S 76.161417°W / -11.594000; -76.161417
Basin countriesPeru

Huacracocha (possibly from Quechua waqra horn, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "horn lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District.[2] It lies southeast of the mountain Anticona and south of the mountain Yanashinga, near the Ticlio (Anticona) mountain pass.

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)