Huichicocha (possibly from Quechua wich'i a large, wide-mouthed pitcher, qucha lake, "pitcher lake", Hispanicized spelling Huichicocha and Huisquicocha where the Quechua word 'wiski' (huisqui), a borrowing from English, means whisky) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. It is situated at a height of approximately , about 3.16 km long and 1.74 km at its widest point. Huichicocha lies northwest of Acchicocha, southwest of Yurajcocha and east of Coyllococha.

In 1999 the Huichicocha dam was erected at the northern end of the lake at . It is high. It is operated by Electroperu.

Huichicocha (Huancayo)

See also

List of lakes in Peru

References

INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26

Lakes of Peru

Lakes of Junín Region

Dams in Peru

Buildings and structures in Junín Region

Huichicocha (Huancayo)