Lichiqucha (
Quechua
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*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 ...
''lichi'' milk (a borrowing from
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
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* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
''leche''), ''qucha'' lake,
[ "milk lake", also spelled ''Lichicocha'') is a mountain at a small lake of that name 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 ...
of Peru
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which reaches an altitude of approximately . It is located in the Junín Region Junín may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Junín Partido
** Junín, Buenos Aires
*** Junín Airport
* Junín Department, Mendoza
** Junín, Mendoza
* Junín Department, San Luis
*Junín de los Andes, Neuquén
Colombia
*Junín, Cundinamarca
*Jun� ...
, Yauli Province
The Yauli Province is one of the nine provinces in Peru that form the Junín Region. It is bordered to the north by the Pasco Region and the Junín Province, to the east by the Tarma Province, to the south by the Jauja Province and to the west by ...
, Yauli District, and 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 Departm ...
, Huarochirí Province
Huarochirí Province (in hispanicized spelling) or Waruchiri is located in the Lima Region of Peru. Its capital is Matucana. The western section is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area.
Geography
The La Viuda and Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain ...
, Chicla District
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. Lichiqucha lies southwest of Wayrakancha.[
The lake named Lichiqucha is east of the mountain in the Yauli District at .][
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Lima Region
Mountains of Junín Region
Lakes of Junín Region
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