Lake Mitococha or Mitucocha (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 ...

''mit'u, mitu'' mud, ''qucha'' lake, "mud 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 Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province,

Queropalca District Queropalca District is one of seven districts of the province Lauricocha in Peru. Geography The Waywash mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Yerupaja at which is also the highest elevation of the range. ...

.escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Lauricocha Province (Huanuco Region) It has an elevation of above sea level. It lies on the east side of the

Huayhuash Huayhuash (possibly from Quechua ''waywash'', weasel'','' or ''waywashi'', squirrel) is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Prov ...

mountain range, northeast of

Mituraju Mituraju (possibly from Quechua ''mit'u, mitu'' mud, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow) is a mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón Distr ...

and

Rondoy Rondoy (possibly from Quechua ''runtuy'': "to hail" or "to lay an egg") is a mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Hu� ...

. Lake Mitococha is 0.83 km long and 0.3 km at its widest point.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitococha Lakes of Peru Lakes of the Department of Huánuco

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