Lake Pumacocha
Lake Pumacocha is a lake in Peru located in Laraos District, Yauyos Province, Lima. It has an elevation of 4,388 m and about 2 km long. Sima Pumaqucha which is considered the deepest cave in the Andes is located near the lake.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Pumacocha” and “Pumacocha (Lima)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Uchku and Yana Urqu.
Uchku
Peak
Photo: Ywaz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Uchku is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District.
Yana Urqu
Peak
Yana Urqu is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Yana Urqu lies northwest of Uchku and a lake named Pumaqucha.
Yana P’unqu
Peak
Yana P'unqu is mountain Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Yana P'unqu lies north of a lake named Pumaqucha.
Lake Pumacocha
- Category: lake
- Location: Lima region, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-12.38613° or 12° 23′ 10″ southLongitude
-75.69094° or 75° 41′ 27″ westOpen location code
57V6J875+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 26942966OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q15269207
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In Other Languages
“Lake Pumacocha” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普馬科查湖”
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