Lake Chaupicocha (Puno)
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Lake Chaupicocha (possibly from Quechua ''chawpi'' central, middle, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in
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located in the
Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco ...
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Carabaya Province Carabaya Province is a Provinces of Peru, province of the Puno Region located in the southern part of Peru. It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the Sandia Province, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro Prov ...
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Macusani District Macusani District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru. Its seat is Macusani. Geography The Kallawaya mountain range lies northeast of Macusani. The highest peak of the district is Allin Qhapaq at . Other mountains are list ...
.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region) It lies in the Carabaya mountain range, south of
Allincapac Allincapac, Allin Ccapac or Allin Japac (possibly from Quechua: ''allin'' good, ''qhapaq'' the mighty one)Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ''qhapaq'' - ''s. Hist. ...
and southwest of
Chichicapac Chichicapac (possibly from Quechua ''ch'ichi'' shoot; dirt, dirty, ''chichi'' naked; udder full of milk; gold powder, ''qhapaq'' the mighty one, Hispanicized spellings ''Chichicapac, Chichiccapac, Chichicápac, Chichijapac, Chichi Cápac'') is a ...
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Lakes of Peru Lakes of Puno Region {{Puno-geo-stub