Piscococha (possibly from Quechua pisqu bird, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "bird lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.[2] Piscococha is situated at a height of about 4,484 metres (14,711 ft), south of the lakes Paucarcocha and Chuspicocha and northeast of the lake Ticllacocha.
| Piscococha | |
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  Piscococha | |
| Location | Lima Region |
| Coordinates | 12°10′30″S 75°58′10″W / 12.17500°S 75.96944°W |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Surface elevation | 4,484 metres (14,711 ft) |
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- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) showing the location of the village Pisququcha (Piscococha) at the lake Pisququcha (unnamed), between the lakes Paucarcocha and Ticllacocha.
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