Wallqaqucha, Huascarán National Park

#61 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Wallqaqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,355 m comprising an area of 0.163066 km². It is located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District, northwest of Wallqan. Wallqaqucha lies at the feet of Chiqllarahu, northeast and north of Awkishqucha and Chiqllaqucha. ()

Elevation: 14245 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 9°9'45"S, 77°32'40"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Cordillera Blanca, Chequiaraju, Chopicalqui, Hualcán.

2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cordillera Blanca, Huascarán National Park
68 min walk • The Cordillera Blanca is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for 200 kilometres between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction.
1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chequiaraju, Huascarán National Park
30 min walk • Chequiaraju, Chequiarajo, or Checquiacraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,286 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District. Chequiaraju lies northwest of Hualcán and the lake Chiqllaqucha.
5.3 miNW
Snowy peak popular with climbers
Chopicalqui, Huascarán National Park
134 min walk • Chopicalqui or Chopicallqui is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca area in the Andes of Peru. With a summit elevation of 6,354 metres above sea level it is one of the highest peaks of the Cordillera Blanca.
3.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hualcán, Huascarán National Park
85 min walk • Hualcán is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,165 metres high. It is located in Ancash, between Chacas and Carhuaz districts. Hualcán lies south-east of Chequiaraju.
5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Contrahierbas, Huascarán National Park
137 min walk • Contrahierbas, also called Yanarraju or Ruricocha, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,954 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region in the provinces Asunción, Carhuaz and Yungay. Contrahierbas is located inside Huascarán National Park, northeast of Hualcán.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Belaunde Lagoon, Huascarán National Park
81 min walk • Lake Belaunde, is a natural reservoir of fresh water located in the district of Chacas, Ancash, in the area of the Cordillera Blanca at 4500 meters. It originated from the deglaciation of glacier Yanarahu in 1968.
1.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chequiacocha, Huascarán National Park
41 min walk • Chequiacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District. Chequiacocha is situated at the very end of the Auquiscocha ravine, between the mountain Chequiaraju in the northwest and the Hualcán in the southeast, south of Huallcacocha and northeast of Auquiscocha.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Auquiscocha, Huascarán National Park
58 min walk • Lake Auquiscocha or Auquishcocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Shilla District. It is situated at a height of about 4,303 metres.
1.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ulta, Huascarán National Park
45 min walk • Ulta is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,875 metres high. It is in the region of Ancash.
3 miNE
Tunnel
Tunnel Punta Olimpica, Huascarán National Park
76 min walk • The Punta Olimpica Tunnel is a vehicular transportation tunnel through high mountains, connecting the Callejón de Huaylas and Conchucos valleys of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in Peru.