title: Yuraqqucha (Ancash)
text: # Yuraqqucha (Ancash)
  
  Yuraqqucha (Quechua yuraq white, qucha lake, "white lake", also spelled Yuraccocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,618 m (15,151 ft) comprising an area of 0.287268 $km^2$ (287,268 $m^2).$ Pukaqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District, northwest of the peak of Pukarahu (Quechua for "red mountain").
  
  