Laguna de la Cocha
La Cocha Lagoon is a 39,000-hectare volcanic crater lake located within the Pasto Municipality in Nariño, Colombia. La Cocha Lagoon is Colombia's second largest inland body of water after Lake Tota in terms of surface area.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lagoon in Colombia
- Also known as: “Guamués”, “Lac de la Cocha”, “Lago Guamuez”, and “Laguna La Cocha”
Laguna de la Cocha
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nariño, Pacifica, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
1.09703° or 1° 5′ 49″ north
Longitude
-77.14864° or 77° 8′ 55″ west
Elevation
2,781 metres (9,124 feet)
Open location code
67H43VW2+RG
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Laguna de la Cocha” goes by many names.
- French: “Laguna de la Cocha”
- German: “Laguna de la Cocha”
- German: “Laguna de La Cocha”
- Lithuanian: “Koča”
- Portuguese: “Lagoa da Cocha”
- Quechua: “Wamuwis qucha”
- Spanish: “Laguna de la Cocha”
- Swedish: “Laguna de la Cocha”
- “Laguna de la Cocha”
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Places to explore: El Romerillo and Curipamba.
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Highlights: Isla Corota and Páramo de Siquitán.
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