Pukaqucha ( Quechua ''puka'' red, ''qucha'' lake, "red lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Pucacocha'') is a mountain in the

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

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, about high, at a small lake of the same name. The mountain is located in the

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, Yauli Province, in the districts of Marcapomacocha and Morococha, and in the

Lima Region The Department of Lima (), known as the Department of the Capital () until 1823, 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, ...

, Huarochirí Province,

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. It lies near the Antikuna pass, northwest of Yuraqqucha and northeast of Inka Kancha and

Sillaqaqa Sillaqaqa (Quechua language, Quechua ''silla'' gravel, ''qaqa'' rock, "gravel rock", Hispanicized spelling ''Sillagaga'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha Distric ...

. The little lake named Pukaqucha is situated west of the mountain. It lies in the Marcapomacocha District at .

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Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Lima Mountains of the Department of Junín Lakes of Peru Lakes of the Department of Junín {{LimaRegion-geo-stub