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Piticocha (Ancash)

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Location
  
Ancash Region

Surface elevation
  
4,325 m (14,190 ft)

Basin countries
  
Peru

Area
  
92 ha

Surface area
  
0.916485 km (916,485 m)

Piticocha (possibly from Quechua p'iti dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption, qucha lake, "gap lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Pallasca Province, Cabana District. It is situated at a height of 4,325 m (14,190 ft) comprising an area of 0.916485 km2 (916,485 m2).

Map of P'itiqucha, Peru

References

Piticocha (Ancash) Wikipedia