South America
Peru
Junín Department

Laguna Churuca

Laguna Churuca is a lake in , and has an elevation of 4,624 metres. Laguna Churuca is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Huacracocha and Yanasinqa.

Lake
Photo: Josue Hermoza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Peak
or Yanashinqa is a mountain in the of , about 5,400 metres high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, .

Peak
Photo: Dominic Sherony, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also called Ticlio, is a mountain in the of , about 5,150 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, , and in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ticlio and Morococha.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a mountain pass and the highest point of the Central Highway of Peru, located in the Andes Mountains in the , Huarochirí Province, .

Village
is a town in the in the Yauli Province of the Junín Region in . It was the capital of the District until September 12, 2013, when the town of Nueva was established as the new capital of the district by Law No. is situated 10 km east of Laguna Churuca.

Laguna Churuca

Latitude
-11.59848° or 11° 35′ 55″ south
Longitude
-76.15221° or 76° 9′ 8″ west
Elevation
4,624 metres (15,171 feet)
Open location code
57W5CR2X+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 191237355
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
3968632
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