Huasacocha (possibly from
Quechua ''wasa'' the human
back or the back of an animal, ''qucha'' lake,
"back lake") is a mountain at a small lake of the same name in the
Vilcanota mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, about high. It lies in 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 ...
,
Canchis Province,
Pitumarca District, and in the
Quispicanchi Province, in the districts
Cusipata and
Ocongate. Huasacocha is situated south-west of the mountain Sorimani and north of the mountain
Jatunrritioc
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Jatunrritioc (possibly from Quechua ''hatun'' big, ''rit'i'' snow, ''-yuq'' a suffix to indicate ownership "the big one with snow") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Per ...
. There are two small lakes south-east of the mountain named Quiullacocha ("gull lake") and Surini.
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The lake Huasacocha lies south-west of the peak at . The river Pucamayo ("red river") originates at the lake. It flows to the west as a right tributary of the Vilcanota River.][
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Cusco Region
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