Lake Sausacocha
Lake Sausacocha is a lake in Peru, 10 kilometres to the northeast of Huamachuco in Huamachuco District, Sánchez Carrión Province. Literal meaning of Sausacocha is "lagoon that never dries." Overgrazed hillsides surround the lake and there are also Inca ruins nearby.- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of around 3,160 metres (10,370 feet)
- Description: lake in Peru
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huamachuco.
Lake Sausacocha
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
-7.79531° or 7° 47′ 43″ south
Longitude
-77.98894° or 77° 59′ 20″ west
Open location code
67446236+VC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = water
OpenStreetMap feature
water = lake
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Sausacocha” goes by many names.
Laguna SausacochaCebuano
紹薩科查湖Chinese
SausacochaQuechua
SawsaquchaQuechua
Llyn SausacochaWelsh
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