Lake Tinquicocha (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 ...

''t'inki'' union, ''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 ...

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Map of the area located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District at a height of about 4,365 m. It is located in the

Raura mountain range Raura (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''rawra'' gravel) is a mountain range located in the Andes of Peru, on the boundaries of the regions of Huánuco Region, Huánuco, Lima Region, Lima and Pasco Region, Pasco. It extends between 10°21' ...

, southeast of

Lake Patarcocha Lake Patarcocha is a lake in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri Districtescale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Lauricocha Province (Huanuco Region)

, west of Lake Carhuacocha and north of the smaller Lake Puyhuancocha. Lake Tinquicocha is 2 km long and 0.47 km at its widest point.

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Lakes of Peru Lakes of the Department of Huánuco {{Peru-geo-stub

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