Lake Aquilpo
Lake Aquilpo is a lake in San Miguel de Aco District, Carhuaz Province, Ancash. Lake Aquilpo is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Paso Urus, as well as near the peak Tocllaraju.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru
- Also known as: “Laguna Akillpo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Huascarán National Park and Tocllaraju.
Huascarán National Park
Huascarán National Park is in the Central Sierra region of Peru. It's inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. It's one of the biggest mountain ranges in the world, the majority of its peaks measure around 6000 m above sea level…
Tocllaraju
Peak
Photo: Interisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tocllaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,034 m high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Aco District, and in the Huaraz Province, Tarica District. Tocllaraju is situated 2½ km east of Lake Aquilpo.
Urus
Peak
Photo: lokoperucho, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Urus, also known as Yanaraju, is a 5,423-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It located between Carhuaz and Huaraz provinces, in Ancash. Urus lies in Huascarán National Park, west of Tocllaraju.
Lake Aquilpo
- Category: lake
- Location: San Miguel de Aco District, Carhuaz Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.34211° or 9° 20′ 32″ southLongitude
-77.41966° or 77° 25′ 11″ westOpen location code
6724MH5J+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 29251014OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q65561733
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Aquilpo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Spanish to Welsh—“Lake Aquilpo” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Laguna Akilpo”
- Spanish: “Laguna Aquilpo”
- Welsh: “Llyn Aquilpo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Paso Urus and Refugio Ishinca.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Tocllaraju Glacier Camp and Tocllaraju High Camp.
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