Huascacocha | |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Location: | Peru Lima Region |
Coords: | -12.3089°N -75.9759°W[1] |
Huascacocha or Wask'aqucha (Quechua wask'a rectangle / long, qucha lake,[2] [3] [4] "rectangle lake" or "long lake", Hispanicized spelling Huascacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Ayaviri District, Yauyos quinches District.[5] It is situated at a height of about 4250m (13,940feet).[6] Huascacocha lies between the mountains Huayna Cotoni and Qutuni in the north and Llongote in the south, southeast of the lake Tikllaqucha.