Q'asaqucha

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Q'asaqucha
Location Lima Region
Coordinates 10°57′20″S76°35′1″W / 10.95556°S 76.58361°W / -10.95556; -76.58361 Coordinates: 10°57′20″S76°35′1″W / 10.95556°S 76.58361°W / -10.95556; -76.58361
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Q'asaqucha (Quechua q'asa mountain pass, qucha lake, "mountain pass lake", hispanicized spelling Casacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Huaura Province, Santa Leonor District. It is situated south of the mountain Qata Warillu (Catahuarillo). [1]

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References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Huaura Province (Lima Region)