Pucará
Pucará is a village in Morococha, Yauli Province, Junín Region and has an elevation of 4,398 metres. Pucará is situated nearby to the town Morococha, as well as near the hamlet Mahr Tunel.Places of Interest
Highlights include Waskhaqucha.
Waskhaqucha
Lake
Waskhaqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. It lies east of a lake named Waqraqucha. The Waskhaqucha dam was erected in 1914.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morococha.
Morococha
Town
Morococha is a former town in Junín, a department of Peru. From 2013 to 2025, its population and administrative functions were gradually transferred to Nueva Morococha, a planned community built about 6 miles away for the town's displaced residents.
Pucará
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Pucara”
- Category: locality
- Location: Morococha, Yauli Province, Junín Region, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-11.59419° or 11° 35′ 39″ south
Longitude
-76.08329° or 76° 4′ 60″ west
Elevation
4,398 metres (14,429 feet)
Open location code
57W5CW48+8M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
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