Pampacocha (Ancash)

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Pampacocha (possibly from Quechua pampa a large plain, qucha lake, "plain lake") is a lake in the south of the Huallanca mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,408 m (14, 462 ft) comprising an area of 0.020234 km2 (20, 234 m2). Pampacocha is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District, near a lake named Suerococha.

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