Puscanturpa

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Puscanturpa is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District, and in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Puscanturpa lies northwest of the lake and the mountain named Suerococha and northeast of Cuyoc. ()

Elevation: 17717 ftCoordinates: 10°22'2"S, 76°51'51"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Cordillera Huayhuash, Sarapo, Lake Sarapococha, Colorcocha.

5.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cordillera Huayhuash
134 min walk • Huayhuash is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco. Since 2002 it is protected within the Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone.
4.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sarapo
123 min walk • Sarapo is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 6,127 metres high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District as well as in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, in the districts Cajatambo and Copa.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Sarapococha
129 min walk • Lake Sarapococha or Lake Sarapacocha, is a lake in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Copa District. It lies at the foot of the Sarapo, south-west of it.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Colorcocha
134 min walk • Colorcocha or Collorcocha is a lake in the Lima Region in Peru. It is located in the Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Quyllurqucha lies in the Pumarinri valley south of the Huayhuash mountain range, between Pucaccacca in the north and Millpo in the south.
7.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cule
192 min walk • Cule, Kuli or Rumiwain is a mountain located on the boundary of the regions of Huanuco and Lima in Peru. It has an elevation of 5,580 metres. It belongs to the Raura mountain range which is part of the Peruvian Andes.
4.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quesillojanca
123 min walk • Quesillojanca, is a mountain located on the boundary of the regions of Huanuco and Lima in Peru. It has an elevation of 5,348 metres. It belongs to the Raura mountain range which is part of the Peruvian Andes.
1.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cuyoc Mountain
38 min walk • Cuyoc, also known as: Puyoc, is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Cuyoc lies north of Pumarinri.
5.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pariauccro
138 min walk • Pariauccro or Pariaucro is a massif in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. This mountain has two summits, the highest one reaching an altitude of 5,572 m. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pumarinri
63 min walk • Pumarinri is a 5,465-metre-high mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Pumarinri lies at the Pumarinri valley, south of Cuyoc.
1.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Suyruqucha
37 min walk • Suerococha is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high, and the name of a small lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. It lies east of Cuyoc.
5.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Huascacocha
149 min walk • Lake Huascacocha or Lake Huacacocha is a lake in Peru located in Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District. Lake Huascacocha lies in the north of the Raura mountain range, west of lakes Patarcocha and Chuspi.