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Quebrada Cojup | Lake outburst deposits

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View from the former moraine dam of Laguna Palcacocha in SW direction. The bright-coloured debris spread over the valley goes back to the dam failure and sudden drainage of Laguna Palcacocha on 13 December 1941.

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on Friday 21 July 2017 by Martin Mergili
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