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Yawarqucha (Cajamarca)

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Location
  
Peru Cajamarca Region

Surface elevation
  
3,600 m

Yawarqucha (Quechua yawar blood qucha lake, "blood lake", hispanicized spelling Yaguarcocha, Yahuarcocha, Yawarcocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Cajamarca Region, Cajabamba Province, Sitacocha District. Yawarqucha lies at a height of about 3,600 metres (11,811 ft), south of the little town Lluchubamba and northwest of the lake Q'inququcha, near the mountain Rima Rima.

Map of Yawarqucha, Peru

References

Yawarqucha (Cajamarca) Wikipedia