Lake Pucacocha, Huascarán National Park

#109 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lake Pucacocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,494 m comprising an area of 0.277201 km². Pukaqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District, northwest of the highest peak of Pucajirca. ()

Length: 2231 ftWidth: 2034 ftElevation: 14715 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 8°51'23"S, 77°37'56"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Alpamayo, Quitaraju, Santa Cruz Mountain, Jatuncocha.

2.1 miSW
Iconic, ice-covered pyramidal peak
Alpamayo, Huascarán National Park
55 min walk • Alpamayo or Shuyturaju is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes. Alpamayo Creek originates northwest of it. The Alpamayo lies next to the slightly higher Quitaraju.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quitaraju, Huascarán National Park
87 min walk • Quitaraju or Kitaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,036 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Santa Cruz Mountain, Huascarán National Park
150 min walk • Santa Cruz, Pucaraju, Pukaraju or Pico de Huaylas is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru; within Santa Cruz District, Huaylas Province, Ancash. It has a height of 6,259 metres, although other maps cite a height of 6,241 metres.
5.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Jatuncocha, Huascarán National Park
136 min walk • Jatuncocha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is situated at a height of 3,886 m comprising an area of 0.486550 km².
2.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Arhuaycocha, Huascarán National Park
58 min walk • Lake Arhuaycocha is a lake in Peru, in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is at the foot of the mountains Pucajirca and Rinrijirca and the Arhuay glacier.
3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rinrijirca, Huascarán National Park
77 min walk • Rinrijirca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,810 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District south of Pucajirca.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Taullicocha, Huascarán National Park
117 min walk • Taullicocha or Tawlliqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is situated at a height of 4,426 m comprising an area of 0.133766 km². Taullicocha lies southeast of Pucajirca and southwest of Taulliraju. The Santa Cruz originates near Taullicocha.
4.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Taulliraju, Huascarán National Park
112 min walk • Taulliraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,830 metres high. It is located between the provinces of Huaylas and Pomabamba in the region of Ancash.
2.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucajirca, Huascarán National Park
66 min walk • Pucajirca or Pucahirca is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 6,046 m high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Pomabamba Province, Pomabamba District as well as in the Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District north of Rinrijirca.
5.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sentilo, Huascarán National Park
144 min walk • Sentilo is a 5,100-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tuctubamba, Huascarán National Park
153 min walk • Tuctubamba or Tuqtubamba is a 5,240-metre-high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, at the border of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, the Pomabamba Province, Huayllán District, and the Yungay Province, Yanama District.