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Waskhaqucha (Cajas)

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Location
  
PeruJunín Region

Max. width
  
0.43 km (0.27 mi)

Length
  
1.87 km

Max. length
  
1.87 km (1.16 mi)

Surface elevation
  
4,312 m

Width
  
430 m

Waskhaqucha (Quechua waskha (also waska) rope, qucha lake, also spelled Huascacocha) or Wask'aqucha (Quechua wask'a rectangle) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, San Pedro de Cajas District. It is situated at a height of about 4,312 metres (14,147 ft), about 1.87 km long and 0.43 km at its widest point. Waskhaqucha lies southeast of Chinchayqucha and northeast of a smaller lake named Pukaqucha, north of the village of Patakancha.

Map of Waskhaqucha, Peru

References

Waskhaqucha (Cajas) Wikipedia


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