Riticunca (possibly from

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''rit'i'' snow, ''kunka'' throat, "snow throat", also spelled ''Riticunca'') is a mountain in the

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, about high. It is located in the

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, and in the

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, Patambuco District, northwest of the mountain Laramani. East of Riticunca there is a group of small lakes, among them Riticocha ("snow lake", ''Rit'iqucha'') and Yanacocha ("black lake", ''Yanaqucha''). The lake Jochajucho is situated in the Ritipata valley southeast of the mountain.

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