Wat'aqucha (Pasco)

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Wat'aqucha
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Wat'aqucha
Location Pasco Region
Coordinates 10°47′1″S76°35′39″W / 10.78361°S 76.59417°W / -10.78361; -76.59417 Coordinates: 10°47′1″S76°35′39″W / 10.78361°S 76.59417°W / -10.78361; -76.59417
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Wat'aqucha (Quechua wat'a island, qucha lake, "island lake", hispanicized spelling Huatacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huayllay District. It is situated west of the larger lake named Aququcha. [1]

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References

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