Lake Sarapococha or Lake Sarapacocha (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 ...

''qucha'' lake), is a lake in the

Huayhuash Huayhuash (possibly from Quechua ''waywash'', weasel'','' or ''waywashi'', squirrel) is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Pro ...

mountain range in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

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. It is located in the

Lima Region The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho. Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Departmen ...

Cajatambo Province The Cajatambo Province is one of nine provinces in the Lima Region of Peru. It is bordered to the north by the Ancash Region, to the east by the Huánuco Region, to the south by the Oyón Province, and to the west by the Huaura Province. Overview ...

Copa District Copa District is one of five districts of the province Cajatambo in Peru. Geography The Huayhuash mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Li ...

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Map of the area showing "Lag. Sarapacocha" It lies at the foot of the Sarapo (or Sarapa), south-west of it. Sarapococha is situated at a height of about , about 0.63 km long and 0.28 km at its widest point.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarapococha Lakes of Peru Lakes of Lima Region

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