Lake Allicocha
Lake in Peru
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Lake Allicocha[1][2][3] (possibly from Quechua alli good, sane, qucha lake,[4] "good lake" or "sane lake") is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District;[5] at a height of 4,543 metres (14,905 ft),[6] 204 m long and 113 m at its widest point.[7] Lake Allicocha lies southwest of Copa.[1][2]
| Lake Allicocha | |
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Lake Allicocha | |
  Lake Allicocha | |
| Location | Ancash, Peru |
| Coordinates | 9°15′03″S 77°27′33″W |
| Max. length | 204 m (669 ft) |
| Max. width | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 4,543 m (14,905 ft) |
The shore of the lake is covered with quenual trees (Polylepis sp.) and shrubs and herbs like: ichu (Jarava ichu), shunqu shunqu (Stangea erikae), botoncillo (Werneria dactylophylla), lleqllish qora (Werneria nubigena), warqu (Austrocylindropuntia flocossa), rima rima (Krapfia weberbaueri) and taulli macho (Lupinus weberbaueri).[3]
