Choclococha (possibly from Quechua ''chuqllu''

corncob A corncob, also called corn cob or cob of corn, is the hard core of an ear of maize, bearing the kernels, made up of the chaff, woody ring, and pith. Corncobs contain mainly cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. However, during several instance ...

, ''qucha'' lake, "corncob lake") is a large lake 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, ...

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. It is situated in the Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District and in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Choclococha lies east of a lake named Orcococha and north of

Caracocha Lake Caracocha or Lake Ccaraccocha (both possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''q'ara'' naked, bald, unpopulated, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. It is situated at a ...

. The Choclococha dam was completed in 1960. It is long and tall. The

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has a volume of and a capacity of .

References

*INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26

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