Huacracocha

#62 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Huacracocha is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. It lies southeast of the mountain Anticona and south of the mountain Yanashinga, near the Ticlio mountain pass. ()

Elevation: 15161 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 11°35'38"S, 76°9'45"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Tiktiqucha, Anticona, Waskhaqucha, Killa Wañunan.

2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tiktiqucha
70 min walk • Tiktiqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. Tiktiqucha lies near the Antikuna mountain pass, southwest of a lake named Waqraqucha and southeast of the peak of Tikti Mach'ay.
1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Anticona
36 min walk • Anticona, also called Ticlio, is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,150 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District, and in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Waskhaqucha
104 min walk • Waskhaqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. It lies east of a lake named Waqraqucha. The Waskhaqucha dam was erected in 1914. It is 183 m long and 10 m high. It is operated by Centromín Perú. The reservoir has a volume of 28,000 m3 and a capacity of 9,200,000 m3.
3.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Killa Wañunan
84 min walk • Killa Wañunan is a 5,029-metre-high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Killa Wañunan is situated southeast of the Antikuna mountain pass and the lake named Waqraqucha, east of Tuku Mach'ay.
2.1 miW
Mountain pass, Nature, Natural attraction
Ticlio
54 min walk • Ticlio is a mountain pass and the highest point of the central road of Peru, in the Andes mountains, reaching a height of 4,818 metres.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Yuraqqucha
103 min walk • Yuraqqucha is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tikti Mach'ay
88 min walk • Tikti Mach'ay is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District.
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jirish Mach'ay
96 min walk • Jirish Mach'ay is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District. Jirish Mach'ay lies near the Antikuna mountain pass, south-west of the mountain Tiktimach'ay and west of the lake Tiktiqucha.
5.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chuqi Chukchu
142 min walk • Chuqi Chukchu is a 5,154-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District.
3.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tukumach'ay
88 min walk • Tukumach'ay or Tuku Mach'ay is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Tukumach'ay lies southeast of the Antikuna mountain pass and south of Waqraqucha.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chinchirusa
88 min walk • Chinchirusa is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m high. It lies in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District.