Lake Paracota
Lake Paracota is a lake in Peru located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Pichacani District. It is situated at a height of about 4,512 metres. Lake Paracota lies southeast of the larger Lake Jucumarini.- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Puno, Peru
- Also known as: “Paracota (Puno)” and “Paracota’s lake”
Lake Paracota
- Category: body of water
- Location: Puno, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.41625° or 16° 24′ 59″ south
Longitude
-70.28303° or 70° 16′ 59″ west
Elevation
4,512 metres (14,803 feet)
Open location code
57MFHPM8+GQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Paracota from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Lake Paracota” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Laguna Paracota”
- Chinese: “帕拉科塔湖”
- Spanish: “Laguna Paracota”
- Spanish: “Paracota”
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