Waskhaqucha | |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Location: | Peru Junín Region |
Coords: | -11.0917°N -75.7156°W |
Length: | 1.28km (00.8miles) |
Width: | 0.31km (00.19miles) |
Elevation: | 4138m (13,576feet) |
Waskhaqucha (Quechua waskha (also waska) rope, qucha lake,[1] hispanicized spelling Huascacocha) or Wask'aqucha (Quechua wask'a rectangle)[2] is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, Huasahuasi District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4138m (13,576feet), about 1.28 km long and 0.31 km at its widest point. Waskhaqucha lies east of the lake Chinchayqucha between the village Yaniq of the San Pedro de Cajas District in the north west and the small place San Antonio in the south-east.