Lake Pomacocha
(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 ...
''puma''
cougar, puma, ''qucha'' lake, "puma lake") is a lake in
Peru
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located in the
Ayacucho Region,
Vilcas Huamán Province.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Vilcas Huamán Province (Ayacucho Region)] at a height of about 3,300 m. It is situated southwest of the town of
Vischongo.
Pomacocha is 0.86 km long and 0.17 km at its widest point. The archaeological site called
Inti Watana or Pomacocha lies at its shore.
See also
*
List of lakes in Peru
*
Titankayuq
*
Usnu
References
External links
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Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Ayacucho Region