What is "wich'iqucha"

Wich'iqucha ( 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. Wich'iqucha lies northwest of Aqchiqucha, southwest of Yuraqqucha and east of Quylluqucha (or Quyllurqucha).

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