Colorcocha
Colorcocha or Collorcocha is a lake in the Lima Region in Peru. It is located in the Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Quyllurqucha lies in the Pumarinri valley south of the Huayhuash mountain range, between Pucaccacca in the north and Millpo in the south.- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Peru
- Also known as: “Colorcocha (Lima)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Puka Qaqa and Waylla Hirka.
Puka Qaqa
Peak
Puka Qaqa is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Puka Qaqa lies in the Pumarinri valley south of the Waywash mountain range and north of Millpu.
Waylla Hirka
Peak
Waylla Hirka is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Waylla Hirka lies at the Pumarinri valley south of the Waywash mountain range, southwest of Pukaqaqa and north of Millpu.
Millpu
Peak
Millpu is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres high. It is situated south of the Huayhuash mountain range. Its main peak and the northern peak are located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District, south of Puka Qaqa and a lake named Quyllurqucha.
Colorcocha
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lima region, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-10.4426° or 10° 26′ 33″ southLongitude
-76.85862° or 76° 51′ 31″ westElevation
4,507 metres (14,787 feet)Open location code
57X5H44R+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 30354426OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
6402855Wikidata ID
Q6475525
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Colorcocha” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Laguna Colorcocha”
- Chinese: “科伊略爾科查湖”
- Quechua: “Coyllorcocha”
- Quechua: “Quyllurqucha”
- Spanish: “Colorcocha”
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