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Lake Yaguarcocha (Cajamarca)

Lake Yaguarcocha (Cajamarca)

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This article is about the lake in the Cajamarca Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yawarqucha.

Yaguarcocha, Yahuarcocha or Yawarcocha (possibly from Quechua yawar blood qucha lake,[4] "blood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Cajamarca Region, Cajabamba Province, Sitacocha District.[5] Yaguarcocha lies at a height of about 3,600 metres (11,811 ft), south of the little town Lluchubamba and northwest of the lake Quengococha, near the mountain Rima Rima.

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    getamap.net "Laguna Yahuarcocha / Departamento de Cajamarca", retrieved on July 27, 2013
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    "Laguna de Yaguarcocha". mincetur. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
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    escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajamarca Province 2 (Cajamarca Region)
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    Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
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    escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajabamba Province (Cajamarca Region) showing "Lago Yahuarcocha"


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