Lake Yaguarcocha
Yaguarcocha, Yahuarcocha or Yawarcocha is a lake in Peru located in the Cajamarca Region, Cajabamba Province, Sitacocha District. Yaguarcocha lies at a height of about 3,600 metres, south of the little town Lluchubamba and northwest of the lake Quengococha, near the mountain Rima Rima.
- Body of water
- …has a surface elevation of around 3,830 metres (12,550 feet)
- Description: body of water in Peru
- Also known as“Laguna Yahuarcocha”“Laguna Yawarcocha”“Yaguarcocha (Cajamarca)”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cajabamba.
Lake Yaguarcocha
- Category: lake
- Location
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Latitude
-7.57879° or 7° 34′ 44″ south
Longitude
-77.97427° or 77° 58′ 27″ west
Open location code
6744C2CG+F7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = water
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Panjabi—“Lake Yaguarcocha” goes by many names.
亞瓜爾科查湖Chinese
ਯਾਗੁਆਰਕੋਚਾ ਝੀਲPanjabi
ਯਾਗੁਆਰਕੋਚਾ ਝੀਲ (ਕਾਹਾਮਾਰਕਾ)Panjabi
Localities in the Area
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