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Losojocha or Losoccocha (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 ...
''qucha'' lake) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the
Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
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 ...
. It is located in the
Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusc ...
, Putina Province,
Sina District Sina District is one of five Districts of Peru, districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in the Puno Region of Peru. Geography The Cordillera Apolobamba, Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. The highest peaks of the district ...
. Losojocha lies southwest of Locopauchenta, west of
Cunuyo Cunuyo (possibly from Aymara ''khunu'' snow, ''uyu'' corral, "snow corral") is a mountain in the north of the Apolobamba mountain range on the border of Bolivia and Peru.Bolivia 1:100,000, Pelechuco 3041, Map prepared and published by the Nation ...
and northwest of
Sorapata Sorapata (possibly from Aymara ''sura'' dry ''jiquima'', a species of ''Pachyrhizus'', ''pata'' step, "''sura'' step") is a mountain in the north of the Apolobamba mountain range on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is about high. On the Boli ...
. It is near the Lusuni pass at the border with
Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
.skg.uw.edu.pl
Map of the area


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