Huangacocha

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Huangacocha
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Huangacocha
Location La Libertad Region
Coordinates 7°56′0″S78°3′0″W / 7.93333°S 78.05000°W / -7.93333; -78.05000 Coordinates: 7°56′0″S78°3′0″W / 7.93333°S 78.05000°W / -7.93333; -78.05000
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Huangacocha (possibly from Quechua wanka, wank'a, wankha rock, stone, [1] qucha lake, "rock lake") or Huangagocha, is a lake in the La Libertad Region in Peru. [2]

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