Llanganuco Lakes
The Llanganuco Lakes, Chinancocha and Orconcocha, are situated in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. They are located in Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Yungay District, about 25 km north-east of Yungay. The lakes are part of Huascarán National Park.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lakes in Peru
- Also known as: “Chinancocha”, “Chinanqucha”, “Laguna de Llanganuco”, “Laguna Llanganuco”, “Lake Chinancocha”, “Lake Orcancocha”, “Llanganuco Chinancocha”, “Llankanuku”, “Orconcocha”, “Urqu qucha”, “Urqunqucha”, and “Warmi qucha”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Puchkayuq Punta.
Llanganuco Lakes
- Category: body of water
- Location: Yungay District, Yungay Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.075° or 9° 4′ 30″ south
Longitude
-77.6452° or 77° 38′ 43″ west
Open location code
6724W9F3+XW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Llanganuco Lakes” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرات لانجانوكو”
- Basque: “Llanganuco”
- Chinese: “良卡努庫湖”
- French: “Quebrada de Llanganuco”
- Lithuanian: “Ljanganuko ežerai”
- Lithuanian: “Ljanganuko lagūna”
- Portuguese: “Lago Llanganuce”
- Quechua: “Llankanuku quchakuna”
- Quechua: “Llanqanukhu quchakuna”
- Spanish: “Laguna de Llanganuco Chinancocha”
- Spanish: “Quebrada de Llanganuco”
- Ukrainian: “Янґануко”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Humacchuco and Enapampa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Llanganuco lakes and Puesto de Vigilancia Chinancocha.
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