Challhuacocha (possibly from

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

''challwa'' fish, ''qucha'' lake, "fish lake") is a lake in

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

located in the

Ancash Region Ancash (; ) is a department and region in western Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, ...

, Pallasca Province,

Conchucos District Conchucos District is one of eleven districts of the Pallasca Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Anka Pata at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Some of the lakes in the district are Chall ...

. It lies southeast of Lake Pelagatos, northwest of the lake named Labrascocha ''(possibly from Quechua Lawrasqucha)'' and north of the village of Challuacocha ''(possibly from Quechua Challwaqucha)''. It is situated at a height of comprising an area of . A little river named Challhuacocha connects the lake with the town of Conchucos in the southwest.

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Lakes of Peru Lakes of the Department of Ancash {{Ancash-geo-stub