Yanaqucha, Huascarán National Park

#98 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Yanaqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. It is situated at a height of about 4,314 metres, about 800 metres long and 280 metres at its widest point. It has a depth of about 12 metres. Yanaqucha lies in the Chacpar gorge north-west of Chavín de Huantar belonging to the Huascarán National Park. It supplies the local people with drinking water. ()

Length: 2625 ftWidth: 919 ftMaximum depth: 39 ftElevation: 14236 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 9°31'39"S, 77°13'50"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Lake Allpacocha, Lanzón, Huantsán, Hatun Jacacocha.

6.1 miSE
Lake
Lake Allpacocha, Chavín de Huántar
157 min walk • Lake Allpacocha, Lake Japracocha or Lake Japrucocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, in the southeast of the Chavín de Huantar District.
5.8 miSE
Museum, Art gallery
Lanzón, Chavín de Huántar
148 min walk • The Lanzón is a granite stela that is associated with the Chavín culture. It is located in the Old Temple of Chavin de Huantar which rests in the central highlands of Peru. The Chavín religion was the first major religious and cultural movement in the Andes mountains, flourishing between 900 and 200 BCE.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Huantsán, Huascarán National Park
141 min walk • Huantsán, Huantsan or Tunsho is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region and is part of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, a sub-range of the Andes. It has four peaks, with a maximum elevation of 6,369 metres above sea level.
3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hatun Jacacocha, Huascarán National Park
76 min walk • Hatun Jacacocha or Hatunjacacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huantar District. It is situated at a height of 4,190 m, about 180 m long and 120 m at its widest point.
5 miSE
Museum, History museum
Museo Nacional de Chavín
127 min walk • The National Museum of Chavín is a Peruvian museum of archaeology, located in the district of Chavín de Huántar. The museum is mainly dedicated to the Chavín culture and was inaugurated on July 18, 2008.
7.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Maparaju, Huascarán National Park
186 min walk • Maparaju is a 5,326-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located between Huaraz and Huari provinces, in the region of Ancash.
6.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Uruashraju, Huascarán National Park
167 min walk • Uruashraju or Verdecocha is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca of the Andes of Peru, about 5,722 metres high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District.
5.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rúrec, Huascarán National Park
149 min walk • Rúrec, also spelled Rurec, is a 5,700-metre-high mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District, and in the Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Arteza, Huascarán National Park
145 min walk • Arteza is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huantar District.