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Yuraqqucha (Ancash)

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Location
  
Peru Ancash Region

Surface elevation
  
4,618 m (15,151 ft)

Surface area
  
0.287268 km (287,268 m)

Yuraqqucha (Quechua yuraq white, qucha lake, "white lake", also spelled Yuraccocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,618 m (15,151 ft) comprising an area of 0.287268 km2 (287,268 m2). Pukaqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District, northwest of the peak of Pukarahu (Quechua for "red mountain").

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Yuraqqucha (Ancash) Wikipedia