Urqunqucha, Huascarán National Park

#62 among attractions in Huascarán National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Urqunqucha is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,260 m comprising an area of 0.127530 km². Urqunqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, east of the peak of Pukarahu. ()

Elevation: 14065 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 8°55'54"S, 77°31'52"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Lake 69, Rinrijirca, Yaynu, Wiqruqucha.

7.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake 69, Huascarán National Park
198 min walk • Lake 69 is a small lake near of the city of Huaraz, in the region of Áncash, Peru. It is one of the more than 400 lakes that form part of the Huascarán National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site.
6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rinrijirca, Huascarán National Park
154 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.
6 miNE
Archaeological site
Yaynu
154 min walk • Yaynu is an archaeological site in Peru. It lies in the Ancash Region, Pomabamba Province, Huayllan District. It is a hilltop settlement that is considered the most important evidence of the so-called Recuay culture in the Ancash Region.
0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wiqruqucha, Huascarán National Park
24 min walk • Wiqruqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District. It is situated at a height of 3,960 m comprising an area of 0.208916 km².
4.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Taullicocha, Huascarán National Park
108 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.
4.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Taulliraju, Huascarán National Park
109 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.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sentilo, Huascarán National Park
124 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.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tuctubamba, Huascarán National Park
69 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.
0.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucaraju, Huascarán National Park
23 min walk • Pucaraju or Pukaraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,025 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, in the Pomabamba Province, Llumpa District, and in the Yungay Province, Yanama District.

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Which popular attractions are close to Urqunqucha?

Nearby attractions include Pucaraju, Huascarán National Park (23 min walk), Wiqruqucha, Huascarán National Park (24 min walk).