Yanacocha

#1232 among destinations in Peru

Natural attraction, Lake

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Yanacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Huaylllabamba District. It is about 14 m deep and 240 m long and it is situated at a height of about 3,951 metres. Yanacocha as well as the nearby lakes named Chaquicocha and Kellococha is known for its woods of polylepis. It is situated high up on the mountain named Chaquicocha. ()

Alternative names: Length: 787 ftAverage depth: 46 ftElevation: 12936 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 13°17'5"S, 72°3'2"W

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Yanacocha – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sahuasiray, Museum Inkariy, Chicón, Ancasmarca.

6.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sahuasiray
165 min walk • Sahuasiray, Sawasiray, Colque Cruz or Ccolque Cruz, is one of the highest mountains in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,818 metres high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, northwest of Calca.
4.5 miSE
13°19'4"S • 71°59'35"W
Museum Inkariy, Urubamba
115 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chicón
85 min walk • Chicón or Chicon is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,530 m high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District and in the Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It is situated northeast of the town of Yucay, southeast of Pumahuanca and southwest of the Sirihuani.
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ancasmarca
127 min walk • Ancasmarca, also known as Pitusiray or Sallcasa, is a 5,198-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Vilcanota River.
4.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pitusiray
111 min walk • Pitusiray is a 4,991-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Vilcanota River.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Huamanchoque
83 min walk • Huamanchoque is a 5,156-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Vilcanota River.
5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Canchacanchajasa
135 min walk • Canchacanchajasa is a 4,987-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Urubamba River.
6.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sutoc
158 min walk • Sutoc is a 4,735-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It lies southwest of Pucajasa and the pass named Pumahuancajasa and southeast of Pumahuanca.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucajasa
147 min walk • Pucajasa is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It lies at the pass named Pumahuancajasa.
3.4 miSW
Locality
Yucay
87 min walk • Yucay is a town in southern Peru. It is the capital of the Yucay District, which is near the center of Urubamba Province. Urubamba Province is in the Cusco Region of southern Peru.
1.4 miN
Mountain, Lake
Chaquicocha Mountain
37 min walk • Chaquicocha is a 4,895-metre-high mountain at a little lake of that name in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, and in the Urubamba Province, in the districts of Huayllabamba and Yucay.