Papaqucha
Papaqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huancaya District. It lies at the Cañete River, near the town of Vilca.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Peru
- Also known as: “Laguna Papacocha” and “Papaqucha (Lima)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sankha Ukru.
Sankha Ukru
Peak
Sankha Ukru is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huancaya District.
Papaqucha
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lima region, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-12.10849° or 12° 6′ 31″ southLongitude
-75.83577° or 75° 50′ 9″ westElevation
3,908 metres (12,822 feet)Open location code
57V6V5R7+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 222215403OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
6303499Wikidata ID
Q16896431
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