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Lake Orconcocha (Ayacucho)

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Lake Orconcocha (Ayacucho)

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Lake Orconcocha (possibly from Quechua urqu male / mountain, n a suffix, qucha lake) is a lake in Peru located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, in the districts Chipao and Puquio. It is situated at a height of about 4,402 metres (14, 442 ft). Lake Orconcocha lies southwest of Lake Sawaqucha, northwest of lakes Islaqucha, Pukaqucha and Apiñaqucha and northeast of Lake Yawriwiri.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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