Lake Pucacocha (Ocongate)

This article is about the lake in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukaqucha.

Lake Pucacocha (possibly from Quechua puka red, qucha lake,^[1] "red lake") is a lake in the Vilcanota mountain range in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Lake Pucacocha lies between Lake Singrenacocha in the north-west and Lake Huarurumicocha in the south-east. The small lakes north and south of it are called Alcacocha and Yanacocha.^[2]

Lake Pucacocha
Lake Pucacocha
Location	Peru Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Coordinates	13°41′30″S 71°8′40″W

References

1. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)