Patarcocha
Patarcocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It is situated at a height of 3,900 metres, 259 m long and 147 m at its widest point.Photo: Ondando, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Ancash Region, Peru
- Also known as: “Laguna Patarcocha”, “Patarcocha (Ancash)”, and “Patarcocha’s lake”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Huegroncocha and Runtococha.
Huegroncocha
Lake
Huegroncocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It is situated at a height of 4,250 metres, 393 metres long and 120 metres wide at its widest point. Huegroncocha is situated 3½ km south of Patarcocha.
Runtococha
Lake
Runtococha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It is situated at a height of 4,386 metres, 325 m long and 234 m at its widest point. Runtococha is situated 3½ km southeast of Patarcocha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chacas.
Chacas
Town
Photo: Ondando, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Martín de Chacas is a Peruvian town, capital of the eponymous district and the Asunción Province, located in the east-central region of Ancash. It has an urban population of 2,082 located at 3,359 meters; and a district of 5,334 people. Chacas is situated 6 km north of Patarcocha.
Patarcocha
- Categories: lake and reservoir
- Location: Chacas District, Asunción Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-9.21097° or 9° 12′ 40″ southLongitude
-77.35807° or 77° 21′ 29″ westOpen location code
6724QJQR+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 230493275OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=reservoirOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q15265645
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Patarcocha” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “帕塔爾科查湖”
- Spanish: “laguna Patarcocha”
- Spanish: “Patarcocha”
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