South America
Peru
Lima region

Huascacocha

Huascacocha or Wask'aqucha is a lake in located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Ayaviri District, Yauyos quinches District. It is situated at a height of about 4,250 metres.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Lima, Peru - Geonames ID = 3939110
  • Also known as: “Laguna Huascacocha”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llongote.

Peak
Photo: Ayavirí Yauyos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the of which reaches a height of approximately 5,780 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of , and .

Huascacocha

Latitude
-12.30879° or 12° 18′ 32″ south
Longitude
-75.97594° or 75° 58′ 33″ west
Elevation
4,224 metres (13,858 feet)
Open location code
57V6M2RF+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 298479087
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
3939110
Wiki­data ID
Q16902958
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Huascacocha” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Laguna Huascacocha”
  • Chinese: “瓦斯卡科查湖”
  • Quechua: “Wask’aqucha (Lima)”
  • Spanish: “Huascacocha”

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Highlights include Nevado Llongote and Nevado Huayna.

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