Huarmicocha (Huancavelica)

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Huarmicocha
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Huarmicocha
Location Huancavelica Region
Coordinates 12°42′32″S75°31′37″W / 12.70889°S 75.52694°W / -12.70889; -75.52694 [1]
Basin  countriesPeru

Huarmicocha (possibly from Quechua warmi woman, wife, qucha lake, [2] "woman's lake") is a large lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District.

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References

  1. mapcarta.com "Laguna Huarmicocha", retrieved on January 11, 2014
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary](PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.