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Lake Caracocha or Lake Ccaraccocha (both possibly from
Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
''q'ara'' naked, bald, unpopulated, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in
Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
located in the
Huancavelica Region Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...
,
Huaytará Province Huaytará is a town in central Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile ...
,
Pilpichaca District Pilpichaca District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huaytará in Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in th ...
. It is situated at a height of about . Caracocha lies south of the lakes named Choclococha and Orcococha. The Caracocha dam was erected in 2000. It is long and tall. It is operated by INADE. The
reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
has a capacity of .


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Lakes of Peru Lakes of the Department of Huancavelica Dams in Peru Buildings and structures in the Department of Huancavelica {{Huancavelica-geo-stub