Lejiacocha
(possibly from
Quechua ''
lliklla'' a rectangular shoulder cloth, ''qucha'' lake,
[Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua]) is a lake in the
Cordillera Blanca
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in the
Andes
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of
Peru
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at of elevation.
It is located in
Marcará District,
Carhuaz Province,
Ancash.
[http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/documents/10156/1367926/ugel_carhuaz.pdf - UGEL map of Carhuaz Province] Lejiacocha lies south-west of mount
Copa.
originates nearby the lake.
References
Lejiacocha
Lejiacocha
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