Yaguarcocha | |
Other Name: | Laguna Yahuarcocha |
Location: | Peru Cajamarca Region |
Coords: | -7.5792°N -77.9747°W[1] |
Elevation: | 3600m (11,800feet)[2] [3] |
Pushpin Map: | Peru#South America |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Lake Yaguarcocha in Peru. |
Yaguarcocha, Yahuarcocha or Yawarcocha (possibly from Quechua yawar blood qucha lake,[4] "blood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Cajamarca Region, Cajabamba Province, Sitacocha District.[5] Yaguarcocha lies at a height of about 3600m (11,800feet), south of the little town Lluchubamba and northwest of the lake Quengococha, near the mountain Rima Rima.