Yaguarcocha, Yahuarcocha or Yawarcocha (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
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''yawar'' blood ''qucha'' lake, "blood lake") is a lake in
Peru
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located in the
Cajamarca Region,
Cajabamba Province
Cajabamba Province is a province of the Cajamarca Region in Peru
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Sitacocha District.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajabamba Province (Cajamarca Region) showing "Lago Yahuarcocha"] Yaguarcocha lies at a height of about , south of the little town Lluchubamba and northwest of the lake
Quengococha, near the mountain Rima Rima.
References
Lakes of Cajamarca Region
Lakes of Peru
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