Lake Paca
Lake Paca is a lake in Peru. It is located 4 kilometres north of the historic town of Jauja, which was once the first capital of Peru. The lake is habitat for a variety of flora and fauna. The lake is fed from springs.- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Peru
- Also known as: “Laguna de Paca” and “Paca Lagoon”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jauja.
Jauja
Jauja, is in Southern Sierra. It is at an altitude of 3,400 m. Its population in 2015 was about 15,000 people. The town, with a laid-back ambiance and salubrious climate, has narrow streets with houses painted blue.Lake Paca
- Category: body of water
- Location: Junín Region, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-11.73156° or 11° 43′ 54″ south
Longitude
-75.50369° or 75° 30′ 13″ west
Elevation
3,358 metres (11,017 feet)
Inception
October 14th, 2013
Open location code
57W67F9W+9G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Paca from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Lake Paca” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة باكا”
- Cebuano: “Laguna Paca (lanaw sa Junín, lat -11,73, long -75,51)”
- Cebuano: “Laguna Paca”
- Chinese: “帕卡湖”
- Dutch: “Laguna de Paca”
- Georgian: “პაკა”
- Lithuanian: “Pakos lagūna”
- Portuguese: “Lago Paca”
- Quechua: “Laguna de Paca”
- Quechua: “Pakaqucha”
- Spanish: “Laguna de Paca”
- Spanish: “Laguna Paca”
- Swedish: “Laguna de Paca”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chuclu and San Pedro de Chunan.
Notable Places Nearby
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