Pukaqucha (Puno)
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LocationPeru
Puno Region, Lampa Province
Puno Region, Lampa Province
| Pukaqucha | |
|---|---|
Lampa and parts of the lake Pukaqucha as seen from the air | |
| Location | Peru Puno Region, Lampa Province |
| Coordinates | 15°21′34″S 70°21′2″W / 15.35944°S 70.35056°W |
Pukaqucha[1][2] (Quechua puka red, colored, qucha lake,[3][4] "red lake" or "colored lake", hispanicized spellings Pucacocha, Pucaccocha, also known as Laguna Colorada as translated into Spanish) is a lake in the Puno Region in southern Peru. It is situated in the Lampa Province, Lampa District, east of Lampa.[5]