Lake Paucarcocha

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Lake Paucarcocha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated at a height of about 4,284 metres, about 6.5 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point. It has a catchment area of 213.6 km². Lake Paucarcocha lies south of the Pariacaca mountain range, between P'itiqucha in the northwest and Piscococha and Chuspicocha in the southeast. Moreover, the lake is located inside the valley of the Cañete River, being this river its primary inflow and outflow source. ()

Elevation: 14206 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 12°5'13"S, 75°59'59"W

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Lake Paucarcocha – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Mullucocha, Chuspicocha, Hatun Pawka, Ukru Ukru.

4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Mullucocha
111 min walk • Lake Mullucocha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Mullucocha, situated at a height of about 4,286 metres, lies southeast of the Pariacaca mountain range, east of P'itiqucha and northeast of Paucarcocha.
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chuspicocha
93 min walk • Chuspicocha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated at a height of about 4,625 metres, about 1.02 km long and 0.4 km at its widest point.
5.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hatun Pawka
134 min walk • Hatun Pawka is a 5,420-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta.
1.4 miS
Mountain
Ukru Ukru, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
36 min walk • Ukru Ukru is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Ukru Ukru lies northwest of Paqarin Pawka and Saqsa and north of Muki at a lake named Pawqarqucha.
3.7 miSE
Mountain
Paqarin Pawka, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
94 min walk • Paqarin Pawka is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 m high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta.
5.8 miNE
Mountain
Pukyu Rumi, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
149 min walk • Pukyu Rumi is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Huancaya and Tanta.
5.1 miNE
Mountain
Puma Rawkha, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
130 min walk • Puma Rawkha is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District.
2.7 miS
Mountain
Muki, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
70 min walk • Muki is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Muki lies northwest of Paqarin Pawka at a lake named Ch'uspiqucha.
2.7 miSE
Mountain
Saqsa, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
69 min walk • Saqsa is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Saqsa lies northwest of Paqarin Pawka at a lake named Ch'uspiqucha.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
P'itiqucha
83 min walk • P'itiqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Quinti District. It is situated at a height of about 4,410 metres, about 2.79 km long and 0.56 km at its widest point.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Parya Chaka
107 min walk • Parya Chaka is a mountain in the south of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m high. It is also the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated southwest of Paryaqaqa.