Lauricocha, Huascarán National Park

#49 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lauricocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. Lauricocha lies south-west of the lake Yanacocha, south of Paqarisha Lake and north-east of the mountain Pomabamba. ()

Length: 1841 ftWidth: 669 ftElevation: 14948 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 9°17'8"S, 77°21'36"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Tocllaraju, Patarcocha, Urus Mountain, Yanacocha.

5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tocllaraju, Huascarán National Park
127 min walk • 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.
5.1 miN
Natural attraction, Lake
Patarcocha, Chacas
132 min walk • Patarcocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It is situated at a height of 3,900 metres, 259 m long and 147 m at its widest point. Patarcocha lies northwest of the lakes Yanacocha, Huegroncocha and Runtococha.
7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Urus Mountain, Huascarán National Park
180 min walk • 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.
1.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Yanacocha, Huascarán National Park
35 min walk • Yanacocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It is situated at a height of about 4,250 metres, about 470 m long and 161 m at its widest point.
5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Paccharaju, Huascarán National Park
128 min walk • Paccharaju is a mountain of 5,744 m of elevation in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. In other maps it is shown as comprising two peaks: Rocotuyo of 5,749 m and Rayococha of 5,460 m.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Perlilla, Huascarán National Park
80 min walk • Perlilla is a mountain of 5587 m in the Cordillera Blanca range, a part of the Peruvian Andes. It lies within the provinces of Asunción, Carhuaz and Huari. Its eastern summit is located in the Huari Province. The peak was climbed for the first time on July 14, 1966 by M. Ishinabe, A. Kurihara, A. Miyahara, S. Ooe and T. Suzuki.
1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Copap, Huascarán National Park
47 min walk • Copap is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 5,570 metres or 5,579 metres above sea level depending on the source.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Huegroncocha, Huascarán National Park
81 min walk • Huegroncocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It is situated at a height of 4,250 metres, 393 m long and 120 m at its widest point. Huegroncocha lies north of the lake Yanacocha and west of the lake Runtococha.
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Runtococha, Huascarán National Park
86 min walk • Runtococha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District. It is situated at a height of 4,386 metres, 325 m long and 234 m at its widest point. Runtococha lies northeast of the lake Yanacocha and east of the lake Huegroncocha.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tarushcancha, Huascarán National Park
85 min walk • Tarushcancha or Chaqchipuncu is a 5,345-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District.
0.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pomabamba Mountain, Huascarán National Park
24 min walk • Pomabamba, Rataquenua or Portachuelo is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, of 5,336 metres high. It is located between Asunción and Carhuaz provinces, in the region of Ancash.