Lake Angascocha (possibly from

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

''anqas'' blue, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in

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located in the

Huancavelica Region Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...

Huancavelica Province The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huancavelica. Boundaries *North: Tayacaja Province *East: Acobamba Province, Churcampa Province and Angara ...

Acobambilla District Acobambilla District is one of nineteen districts of the Huancavelica Province in Peru. Geography There are a couple of large lakes in the district like Anqasqucha, Astuqucha, Chiliqucha, Chunchuqucha, Kanllaqucha, Milluqucha, Papaqucha, Wa ...

. It is situated at a height of approximately , about 1.8 km long and 0.86 km at its widest point. Lake Angascocha lies east of Lake Acchicocha, between Ñawinqucha in the northwest and Chiliqucha in the southeast. The mountain northeast of the lake is named Angascocha, too.

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Lakes of Peru Lakes of Huancavelica Region {{Huancavelica-geo-stub

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