Queuñacocha (possibly from Quechua ''qiwña, qiwuña'' ''

polylepis ''Polylepis'' is a genus comprising 28 recognised shrub and tree species, that are endemic to the mid- and high-elevation regions of the tropical Andes. This group is unique in the rose family in that it is predominantly wind-pollinated. They are ...

'', ''qucha'' lake) or Hatun QueuñacochaAsociación Ecosistemas Andinos – ECOAN, Queuña Nº 2, 1 de Julio de 2019 (see map) is a small lake in the Urubamba mountain range of the

Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...

Lares District Lares District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru. Geography The Urupampa mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Sawasiray at . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic grou ...

Calca Province Calca may refer to: *Calca Peninsula, a peninsula in South Australia * Calca Province, one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region of Peru * Calca District, one of the eight districts in the Calca Province * Calca, Peru, capital of the Calca Dist ...

, Peru. The lake lies north of

Chicón Chicón or Chicon (possibly from Quechua ''ch'iqu'' workable stone) is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District and in the Urubamba Province, ...

Sirihuani Sirihuani or Sirijuani is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, in the districts of Calca and Lares. It is situated northwest of Sahuasiray and Canchacanchajasa, and ...

and

Parorjo Parorjo (possibly from Quechua ''paru'' brownish, grey-brown, ''urqu'' mountain) is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District. Its summit is high. Parorjo ...

and southwest of Quisuarani, at an altitude of about 4,170 m. It is long, and wide at its widest point. West of it there is another small lake called

Quellacocha Quellacocha (possibly from Quechua ''killa'' moon, month, ''qucha'' lake, "moon lake") is a small lake in the Cusco Region in Peru. It is situated in the Urubamba mountain range at a height of about 4,170 metres (13,680 ft). Quellacocha ...

. Queuñacocha lies in the private conservation area 'Hatun Queuña Quishuarani Collana' (possibly from in the Quechua spelling ''Hatun Qiwña Kiswarani Qullana'') of the rural community Quishuarani Collana,tripadvisor.in
"Laguna de Queuñacocha" founded in 2009 to protect the threatened ''

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'' plant.

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File:Peru - Lares Trek 049 - hiking through a "forest" reserve (7586220610).jpg, Sign for the private conservation area of 'Hatun Qiwña Kiswarani Qullana'

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