Lake Pomacochas
or Lake Pomacocha
(possibly from
Quechua ''puma''
cougar
The cougar (''Puma concolor'') is a large Felidae, cat native to the Americas. Its Species distribution, range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mamm ...
, puma, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in
Peru located near the town of
Florida,
Bongará Province,
Amazonas.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Bongará Province (Amazonas Region) showing "Lago / Laguna Pomacocha" east of the town "Florida / Pomacochas"] It has an elevation of .
See also
*
List of lakes in Peru
The following is a list of lakes in Peru.Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI)"Compendio Estadistica 2007" page 26 Many of the names have the ending -cocha, from Quechua ''qucha'': lake.
* Acucocha
* Alcacocha
* Arapa
* A ...
References
Lakes of Amazonas Region
Lakes of Peru
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