Lake Chilicocha (in the local (
Wanka Quechua) pronunciation variant where ''r'' is often pronounced as ''l'') or Lake Chiricocha (possibly from
Southern Quechua ''chiri'' cold, ''qucha'' lake,
[ "cold lake") is a lake in ]Peru
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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 ...
. Lake Chilicocha lies southeast of lakes Acchicocha
Lake Acchicocha (possibly from Quechua ''aqchi'' hawk or sparrowhawk, ''qucha'' lake,Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: ''qucha'', ''qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de ...
and Angascocha. The mountain at the western shore of Lake Chilicocha is named Wilacocha (or Wiracocha). The lake belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.[
The Chilicocha dam was built in 1999. It is high. It is operated by Electroperu.][
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References
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Huancavelica Region
Dams in Peru
Buildings and structures in Huancavelica Region
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