Machucocha (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 ...

''machu'' old, old person, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

located in the

Arequipa Region Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...

Castilla Province Castilla Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. It was named after Ramón Castilla. Geography The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Coropuna at above sea le ...

, in the districts of Chachas and Orcopampa.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region) It is situated at a height of about ,lib.utexas.edu
Map of the area about 6.77 km long and 1.89 km at its widest point. Machucocha lies southeast of

Huajrahuire Waqrawiri (Quechua ''waqra'' horn, ''wiri'' lasso,- "horn lasso", Hispanicized spelling ''Huajrahuire'') or Waxra Wiri (Aymara ''waxra'' horn, ''wiri'' (a part of) a foot plough) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, a ...

and northwest of Pillune.

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Lakes of Peru Lakes of Arequipa Region {{Arequipa-geo-stub