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Qillwaqucha (Cajamarca)

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Location
  
Peru Cajamarca Region

Surface elevation
  
3,500 m

Average depth
  
13.5 m (44 ft)

Mean depth
  
14 m

Qillwaqucha (Quechua qillwa, qiwlla, qiwiña gull, qucha lake, "gull lake", hispanicized spelling Quelluacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Cajamarca Region, Cajamarca Province, Namora District. It is situated at a height of about 3,500 metres (11,483 ft). The village at its eastern shore is also named Qillwaqucha (Quelluacocha).

Map of Qillwaqucha, Peru

References

Qillwaqucha (Cajamarca) Wikipedia