Huacracocha

Huacracocha is a lake in located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, . It lies southeast of the mountain and south of the mountain Yanashinga, near the mountain pass.
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Photo: Josue Hermoza, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Yanasinqa and Anticona.

Peak
or Yanashinqa is a mountain in the of , about 5,400 metres high.

Peak
Photo: Dominic Sherony, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also called Ticlio, is a mountain in the of , about 5,150 metres high.

Railway station
Photo: Sapfan, Public domain.
Galera is the third highest railway station in the Western Hemisphere, with an elevation of 4,781 m.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ticlio.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a mountain pass and the highest point of the…

Huacracocha

Latitude
-11.59366° or 11° 35′ 37″ south
Longitude
-76.16361° or 76° 9′ 49″ west
Elevation
4,621 metres (15,161 feet)
Open location code
57W5CR4P+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26966684
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
3968629
Wiki­data ID
Q16902912
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Huacracocha” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Laguna Huacracocha”
  • Chinese: “瓦克拉科查湖”
  • Quechua: “Waqraqucha”
  • Spanish: “Huacracocha”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Morococha and Galera.

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Highlights: Laguna Churuca and Laguna San Antonio.

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