Chequiacocha (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
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''chiqlla'' green, ''qucha'' lake,
[ "green lake") is a lake in ]Peru
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located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District.[ Chequiacocha is situated at the very end of the Auquiscocha ravine, between the mountain Chequiaraju in the northwest and the Hualcán in the southeast, south of Huallcacocha and northeast of ]Auquiscocha
Lake Auquiscocha or Auquishcocha (both possibly from Wanka Quechua to water, to irrigate; to give to drink, Quechua prince; a mythical figure of the Andean culture, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru
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Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Ancash Region