Huachucocha (Ancash)
# Huachucocha (Ancash)

Huachucocha or Huachococha (possibly from Quechua wachu furrow slice, ridge turned up by the plough between two furrows / row, qucha lake) is a lake in Peru east of the Cordillera Blanca at a mountain of the same name. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province, San Luis District.

The mountain named Huachucocha lies north of the lake at 9°09′41″S 77°13′58″W﻿ / ﻿9.16139°S 77.23278°W﻿ / -9.16139; -77.23278. It reaches a height of about 4,400 m (14,436 ft) above sea level.

