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Lake Pumacocha (Jauja)

Coordinates: 11°46′48″S 75°14′46.5″W / 11.78000°S 75.246250°W / -11.78000; -75.246250
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Lake Pumacocha
Lake Pomacocha
Lake Pumacocha is located in Peru
Lake Pumacocha
Lake Pumacocha
LocationPeru
Junín Region
Coordinates11°46′48″S 75°14′46.5″W / 11.78000°S 75.246250°W / -11.78000; -75.246250

Lake Pumacocha[1][2] or Lake Pomacocha[3] (both possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, qucha lake)[4] is a lake in Peru located in Jauja Province, Junín.[1] It is located near the boundary between the provinces of Jauja and Concepción.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Jauja (24-m). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ^ "Latin America Index Map". U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.