Lake Sibinacocha (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 ...

''siwina'' whistle, ''qucha'' lake, lagoon) is a lake in

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. It is ranked as the 22nd highest lake in the world. It is located in the Cusco Region,

Canchis Province Canchis Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Geography The Willkanuta River or Willkamayu is one of the largest rivers of the province. Siwinaqucha, the biggest lake of the province, is a ...

Pitumarca District Pitumarca District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru. Geography The Willkanuta mountain range lies in the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are Chumpi, Chupika, Hatun Uma, Hatun Ñañu Punta, ...

. The lake is situated at a height of approximately , about 15.19 km long and 2.86 km at its widest point, and drains into the Amazon River. Sibinacocha lies in the Vilcanota Range, south of

Chumpe Chumpe (possibly from Quechua ''chumpi'': belt),Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: ''chumpi'' - ''s. Faja. Prenda que ciñe la cintura.'' Jatunriti, Ñanaloma ...

and southwest of Condoriquiña. The lake contains

Inca The Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called ''Tawantinsuyu'' by its subjects, (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts", "four parts together" ) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The admin ...

artifact, some of which have been recovered from the lake. Sacred sites around the lake have been studied as possible locations of the lost

Ausangate Ausangate or Auzangateescale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region) (in Hispanicized spellings) is a mountain of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. With an elevation of 6,384 metres, it is situa ...

temple. The area has been studied for its importance to the greater Urubamba-Vilcanota watershed. A high-altitude diver, Geoffrey Belter, died in 2014 while exploring the lake. An earthen dam was erected at the lake in 1996. It is long and high. The

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

has a volume of and a capacity of . It is operated by EGEMSA.

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Sibinacocha Lake Sibinacocha (possibly from Quechua ''siwina'' whistle, ''qucha'' lake, lagoon) is a lake in Peru. It is ranked as the 22nd highest lake in the world. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. The lake is situat ...

Dams in Peru Buildings and structures in Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub

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