Pukaqucha (Cusco)
| Pukaqucha | |
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| Location |
Peru Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province |
| Coordinates | 13°41′30″S 71°8′40″W / 13.69167°S 71.14444°WCoordinates: 13°41′30″S 71°8′40″W / 13.69167°S 71.14444°W |
Pukaqucha (Quechua puka red, qucha lake,[1] "red lake", hispanicized spelling Pucacocha) is a lake in the Willkanuta mountain range in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Pukaqucha lies between the lake Sinkrinaqucha in the north-west and the lake Warurumiqucha in the south-east. The small lakes north and south of it are called Allqaqucha ("black-and-white lake", Alcacocha) and Yanaqucha ("black lake", Yanacocha).[2]