Huascacocha (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 ...

''waskha'' (also ''waska'')

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

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located in the

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Yauli Province The Yauli Province is one of the nine provinces in Peru that form the Junín Region. It is bordered to the north by the Pasco Region and the Junín Province, to the east by the Tarma Province, to the south by the Jauja Province and to the west by ...

, Carhuacayan District. It is situated at a height of approximately , about 5.10 km long and 0.95 km at its widest point. In 2012 the Huascacocha dam was inaugurated. The dam lies was erected at the southeastern end of the lake.

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*INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26 Lakes of Peru Lakes of Junín Region Dams in Peru Buildings and structures in Junín Region {{Junín-geo-stub

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