Lake Carhuacocha | |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Location: | Huanuco Region |
Coords: | -10.2442°N -76.8656°W |
Basin Countries: | Peru |
Length: | 1.5km (00.9miles) |
Width: | 0.44km (00.27miles) |
Elevation: | 4150m (13,620feet) |
Lake Carhuacocha (possibly from Quechua qarwa leaf worm, larva of a beetle; pale, yellowish, golden, qucha lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, on the border of the districts of Jesús and Queropalca.[1] It lies on the east side of the Huayhuash mountain range. The lake is about 1.5 km long and 0.44 km at its widest point.