South America
Peru
Junín Department

Lake Paca

Lake Paca is a in . It is located 4 kilometres north of the historic town of , 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.
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Photo: Gchiappe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Peru
  • Also known as: “Laguna de Paca” and “Paca Lagoon”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jauja.

Photo: Martingave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, is in . 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

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
way 26947746
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
6671511
Wiki­data ID
Q3303737
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Paca from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lake Paca” goes by many names.
  • 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

Highlights include Campo Ferial and Cementerio General San Pedro de Chunan.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Paca”. Photo: Gchiappe, CC BY-SA 4.0.