Urqunqucha (Mariscal Luzuriaga)
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Urqunqucha (Quechua urqu male, mountain, n a suffix, qucha lake, "male's lake" or "lake of the mountain", also spelled Orconcocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,260 m (13, 980 ft) comprising an area of 0.127530 km2 (127, 530 m2). Urqunqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, east of the peak of Pukarahu (Quechua for "red mountain").
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