Huasacocha

{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}

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| elevation_m = 5400

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| range = Andes, Vilcanota

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| location = Peru, Cusco Region

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Huasacocha (possibly from Quechua wasa the human back or the back of an animal, qucha lake,{{Ref Laime}} "back lake") is a mountain at a small lake of the same name in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about {{convert|5400|m|ft|0}} high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Cusipata and Ocongate. Huasacocha is situated south-west of the mountain Sorimani and north of the mountain Jatunrritioc. There are two small lakes south-east of the mountain named Quiullacocha ("gull lake") and Surini.

The lake Huasacocha lies south-west of the peak at {{Coord|13|51|41|S|71|19|08|W}}. The river Pucamayo ("red river") originates at the lake. It flows to the west as a right tributary of the Vilcanota River.

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