Veluyoc Cocha | |
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Location | Peru, Puno Region |
Coordinates | 14°18′36″S 69°49′53″W / 14.31000°S 69.83139°WCoordinates: 14°18′36″S 69°49′53″W / 14.31000°S 69.83139°W |
Basin countries | Peru |
Veluyoc Cocha (possibly from Quechua wilu dry maize reed, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, wiluyuq the one with dry maize reed, qucha lake, is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Crucero District. It lies southwest of the mountain Veluyoc Orjo ("the mountain with dry maize reed", Wiluyuq Urqu) and west of the mountain Aricoma and Aricoma Lake.