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Chuspiccocha (Huánuco)

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Location
  
Peru, Huánuco

Elevation
  
5,000 m

Parent range
  
Andes, Rawra

Mountain range
  
Andes

Chuspiccocha (Huánuco)

Chuspiccocha (Quechua ch'uspi insect, generic name of flies or two-winged insects; fly, qucha lake, lagoon, "fly lake" or "insect lake") is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Raura mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District.

Map of Glaciar Chuspiccocha, Peru

Lake Chuspi lies southwest of the mountain at 10°24′16″S 76°44′46″W. It is situated at the foot of Chira (4,777 metres (15,673 ft)) at a height of 4,156 metres (13,635 ft).

References

Chuspiccocha (Huánuco) Wikipedia