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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Satdeep Gill, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: body of water in Peru
- Also known as: “Laguna Yahuarcocha”, “Laguna Yawarcocha”, and “Yaguarcocha (Cajamarca)”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cajabamba.
Cajabamba
Photo: Diego Tirira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cajabamba is a town in Northern Peru and is the capital of the province of Cajabamba, in the region of Cajamarca. On the 19th of March, 1888, painter José Sabogal was born in Cajabamba.
Lake Yaguarcocha
- Category: lake
- Location: Cajamarca Department, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-7.57879° or 7° 34′ 44″ southLongitude
-77.97427° or 77° 58′ 27″ westElevation
3,826 metres (12,552 feet)Open location code
6744C2CG+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 30359655OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Panjabi—“Lake Yaguarcocha” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “亞瓜爾科查湖”
- Panjabi: “ਯਾਗੁਆਰਕੋਚਾ ਝੀਲ (ਕਾਹਾਮਾਰਕਾ)”
- Panjabi: “ਯਾਗੁਆਰਕੋਚਾ ਝੀਲ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sorochico and Cochapampa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cascadas de Cochecorral and Lake Quengococha.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Yaguarcocha”. Photo: Satdeep Gill, CC BY 4.0.