Caballococha (Cabalo Cocha) is a town in the

Loreto Region Loreto () is Peru's northernmost department and region. Covering almost one-third of Peru's territory, Loreto is by far the nation's largest department; it is also one of the most sparsely populated regions due to its remote location in the Ama ...

in northeastern

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, located on the

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and right across the river from

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. It is the capital of both Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province and

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. , it had a population of 4,028 (1993). The name of the town is a combination of Spanish and Quechua, meaning "Horse Lake", a nearby body of water. It is a poor town and people live by farming, trading, and fishing. Television has arrived as has the internet and there is even an internet cafe in the market square. Other than some motorcycle/taxis, there are only one or two vehicles in town. There is an airport under construction, but it is difficult to imagine it will see much use. The town saw itself participating in the

Leticia Incident Leticia (derived from the Latin greeting ''laetitia'' meaning ''joy'', ''gladness'', ''delight'') may refer to: People ;Given name * Saint Leticia, a venerated virgin martyr, saint * Queen Letizia of Spain (born 1972), queen consort of Spain * ...

, an event which led to war between Peru and Colombia in 1932. Today a statue exists in the main square dedicated to the soldiers who had to carry ammo and equipment through the jungle during the war.

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Caballcocha, Peru; Colombia SA-19-13, Joint Operations Graphic 1:250,000
U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency, 1994 Populated places in the Loreto Region Populated places on the Amazon Upper Amazon {{Loreto-geo-stub