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Lauricocha (Ancash)

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Location
  
Peru Ancash Region

Max. width
  
204 m (669 ft)

Max. length
  
561 m (1,841 ft)

Surface elevation
  
4,550 m (14,930 ft)

Lauricocha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Lawriqucha;lawri bluish, Quechua qucha lake, lagoon, "bluish lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, AsunciĆ³n Province, Chacas District. Lauricocha lies south-west of the lake Yanacocha, south of Paqarisha Lake and north-east of the mountain Pomabamba.

Map of Lawriqucha, Peru

References

Lauricocha (Ancash) Wikipedia