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Chiliqucha

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Peru Huancavelica Region

Chiliqucha (in the local (Wanka Quechua) pronunciation variant where r is often pronounced as l) or Chiriqucha (Southern Quechua chiri cold, qucha lake, "cold lake", hispanicized spelling Chilicocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District. Chiliqucha lies southeast of Aqchiqucha and Anqasqucha. The mountain at the western shore of Chiliqucha is named Wilaqucha (or Wiraqucha in Southern Quechua). The lake belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.

The Chiliqucha dam was built in 1999. It is 4 m (4.4 yd) high. It is operated by Electroperu.

References

Chiliqucha Wikipedia