Waskhaqucha | |
Location: | Peru Junín Region |
Coords: | -11.1425°N -75.8217°W |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Length: | 1.87km (01.16miles) |
Width: | 0.43km (00.27miles) |
Elevation: | 4312m (14,147feet) |
Waskhaqucha (Quechua waskha (also waska) rope, qucha lake, also spelled Huascacocha) or Wask'aqucha (Quechua wask'a rectangle) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, San Pedro de Cajas District. It is situated at a height of about 4312m (14,147feet), about 1.87 km long and 0.43 km at its widest point. Waskhaqucha lies southeast of Chinchayqucha and northeast of a smaller lake named Pukaqucha, north of the village of Patakancha.