Caballococha

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Caballococha is a town in the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru, located on the Amazon river and right across the river from Colombia.

It is the capital of both Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province and Ramón Castilla District and has a population of 3,723 (1999).

The name of the town is a combination of Spanish and Quechua, meaning "Horse Lake".

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