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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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
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Latitude
-16.41625° or 16° 24′ 59″ southLongitude
-70.28303° or 70° 16′ 59″ westElevation
4,512 metres (14,803 feet)Open location code
57MFHPM8+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 24595494OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
3933046Wikidata ID
Q15266118
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Satellite Map
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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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