Chuspicocha (Yauyos) Explained

Chuspicocha
Location:Lima Region
Coords:-12.1336°N -75.9811°W
Pushpin Map:Peru#South America
Basin Countries:Peru
Length:2.7km (01.7miles)
Width:1.35km (00.84miles)
Elevation:4491m (14,734feet)

Chuspicocha (possibly from Quechua ch'uspi insect, generic name of flies or two-winged insects; fly, qucha lake, "fly lake" or "insect lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated at a height of about 4625m (15,174feet), about 1.02 km long and 0.4 km at its widest point. Chuspicocha lies south of the Pariacaca mountain range and Paucarcocha and north of Ticllacocha and Piscococha, near the village of Tanta.

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