Wallqaqucha (
Quechua ''wallqa'' collar, ''qucha'' lake,
[ "collar lake", also spelled ''Huallcacocha'') is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of comprising an area of .][ It is located in the ]Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...
, Carhuaz Province
The Carhuaz Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca traverses the province. Waskaran, its highest elevation, lies on the border to the Yungay Province. Pallqarahu, Pukaranra, Qupa, Tuql ...
, Shilla District, northwest of Wallqan. Wallqaqucha lies at the feet of Chiqllarahu, northeast and north of Awkishqucha and Chiqllaqucha.[
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References
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Ancash Region
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