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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
* Aricota
* Belaunde
* Carpa
* Chauya
* Choclococha
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"Compendio Estadistica 2007"
page 26 Many of the names have the ending -cocha, from Quechua ''qucha'': lake.
* Acucocha
* Alcacocha
* Arapa
* Aricota
* Belaunde
* Carpa
* Chauya
* Choclococha
*Huacachina
Huacachina is a village built around a small oasis and surrounded by sand dunes in southwestern Peru. It is about five kilometers from the city of Ica in the Ica District of Ica Province. The oasis was introduced as a feature on the back of the 5 ...
* Imiria
* Jucumarini
* Junin
* Quishuar Lakes
* Langui Layo
* Lagunillas
* Lauricocha
*Loriscota
Lake Loriscota or Lake Lorisccota (possibly from Aymara ''lurisa'' inflorescence of the totora, name of a river ''(Loriza)'' connected with the lake and of a village ''(Loriza)'' northeast of the lake, ''quta'' lake,Llanganuco Lakes
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The Llanganuco Lakes (''Llankanuku'' in Quechua language), Chinancocha and Orconcocha, are situated in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. They are located in Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Yungay District, about 25 km nort ...
* Marcapomacocha
* Mucurca
*Palcacocha
Palcacocha (possibly from Quechua ''pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa'' forked, branched, fork, ''qucha'' lake) is a glacier lake in the Andes mountain range of South America in northwestern Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province.
Location
Palc ...
*Paca
A paca is a member of the genus ''Cuniculus'' of ground-dwelling, herbivorous rodents in South and Central America. It is the only genus in the family Cuniculidae. Pacas are large rodents with dots and stripes on their sides, short ears, and ...
* Pacucha
* Parinacochas
*Parón
Parón, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. Parón lies in Huascarán National Park
Huascarán National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Huascarán) is a Peruvian national park that comprises most of the mountain range know ...
*Paucarcocha
Lake Paucarcocha (possibly from Quechua ''pawqar'' multi-coloured, ''qucha'' lake, lagoon, "multi-coloured lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province ( ...
* Pelagatos
*Pías
Pías is a municipality located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León
Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain.
It was created i ...
* Pomacanchi
* Pumacocha
* Punrun
* Querococha
* Conococha
* Colorcocha
* Rimachi
* Salinas
* Sandoval
* Saracocha
* Sausacocha
* Sauce
* Shegue
* Sibinacocha
* Suches
* Titicaca
* Tragadero
* Umayo
* Orcococha
* Valencia
*Vizcacha
Viscacha or vizcacha (, ) are rodents of two genera (''Lagidium'' and ''Lagostomus'') in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to South America and convergently resemble rabbits.
The five extant species of viscacha are:
*The plains vis ...
* Huangacocha
* Huarmicocha
* Huaroncocha
* Huascacocha
* Huichicocha
* Vilacota
* Huiñaymarca
* Yanawayin
* Yanaqucha
See also
* List of lakes * List of lakes by area * List of lakes by depth * List of lakes by volumeReferences
{{Peru lists PeruLakes
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...