Yaguarcocha | |
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Laguna Yahuarcocha | |
Location |
Peru Cajamarca Region |
Coordinates | 7°34′45″S 77°58′29″W / 7.57917°S 77.97472°W [1] |
Surface elevation | 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) [2] [3] |
Yaguarcocha, Yahuarcocha or Yawarcocha (possibly from Quechua yawar blood qucha lake, [4] "blood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Cajamarca Region, Cajabamba Province, Sitacocha District. [5] Yaguarcocha lies at a height of about 3,600 metres (11,811 ft), south of the little town Lluchubamba and northwest of the lake Quengococha, near the mountain Rima Rima.
Yaguarcocha | |
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Laguna Yahuarcocha | |
Location |
Peru Cajamarca Region |
Coordinates | 7°34′45″S 77°58′29″W / 7.57917°S 77.97472°W [1] |
Surface elevation | 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) [2] [3] |
Yaguarcocha, Yahuarcocha or Yawarcocha (possibly from Quechua yawar blood qucha lake, [4] "blood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Cajamarca Region, Cajabamba Province, Sitacocha District. [5] Yaguarcocha lies at a height of about 3,600 metres (11,811 ft), south of the little town Lluchubamba and northwest of the lake Quengococha, near the mountain Rima Rima.