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Orcococha (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 ...
''urqu'' male; mountain, ''qucha'' lake,
[ "mountain lake" or "male lake") is a lake in ]Peru
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located in the Huancavelica Region
Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...
, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District, and in the Huaytará Province
Huaytará Province is the largest of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital city is Huaytará. The province has a population of 17,247 inhabitants as of 2017.
Boundaries
*North: Castrovirreyna Province, Huancaveli ...
, Pilpichaca District. It is situated east of Lake Choclococha
Choclococha (possibly from Quechua ''chuqllu'' corncob, ''qucha'' lake, "corncob lake") is a large lake in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. It is situated in the Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District and in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca ...
and northwest of the smaller lake named Caracocha.
See also
* List of lakes in Peru
References
*INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Huancavelica Region
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