South America
Peru
Ancash

Lake Parón

Lake Parón is the largest lake in the , on the , 32 km E from the city , originally at 4,185 m asl, now at 4,155 m asl.
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  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: lake in Peru
  • Also known as: “Lake Paron”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caraz.

Peak
Photo: Edubucher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Carás or de Santa Cruz is a mountain in the in the of , about 6,025 metres high. It is located in the , Huaylas Province, in the districts and . is situated 2½ km north of Lake Parón.

Lake Parón

Latitude
-8.99253° or 8° 59′ 33″ south
Longitude
-77.66896° or 77° 40′ 8″ west
Elevation
4,160 metres (13,648 feet)
Open location code
6734284J+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30357764
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q3646208
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Satellite Map

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

From Chinese to Spanish—“Lake Parón” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “帕龍湖”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره پارون”
  • French: “lac Parón”
  • French: “Lac Parón”
  • Georgian: “პარონი”
  • Mingrelian: “პარონი”
  • Quechua: “Parun qucha”
  • Spanish: “Laguna Paron”
  • Spanish: “Laguna Parón”
  • Spanish: “Paron”
  • Spanish: “Parón”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Trekking and Trekking.

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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 Parón”. Photo: Alberto Cafferata, CC BY-SA 4.0.