Waskhaqucha (Cajas)

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Waskhaqucha (Quechua waskha (also waska) rope, qucha lake, also spelled Huascacocha) or Wask'aqucha (Quechua wask'a rectangle) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, San Pedro de Cajas District. It is situated at a height of about 4,312 metres (14, 147 ft), about 1.87 km long and 0.43 km at its widest point. Waskhaqucha lies southeast of Chinchayqucha and northeast of a smaller lake named Pukaqucha, north of the village of Patakancha.

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