Sima Pumacocha

#185 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Cave, Natural attraction

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Sima Pumacocha is a limestone cave located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District, in central Peru near the village of Laraos, high in the Andes mountains. At 638 meters deep, it held the record for deepest known cave in South America from 2001 to 2006 when it was surpassed by Abismo Guy Collet. With the entrance being 4372 meters above sea level and the depth being over 500 meters, it is the highest major cave in the world. and It is located at 12.3914°S 75.7°W / -12.3914; -75.7. ()

Coordinates: 12°23'29"S, 75°41'60"W

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Sima Pumacocha – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Quchapampa, T'uruyuq, Yana P'unqu, Lake Pumacocha.

6.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Quchapampa
159 min walk • Lake Cochabamba is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. It is situated at a height of about 3,373 m near Laraos within the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
T'uruyuq
82 min walk • T'uruyuq is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,400 m. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Huantan and Laraos.
2 miNE
Mountain
Yana P'unqu, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
51 min walk • Yana P'unqu is mountain Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Yana P'unqu lies north of a lake named Pumaqucha.
1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Pumacocha
44 min walk • Lake Pumacocha is a lake in Peru located in Laraos District, Yauyos Province, Lima. It has an elevation of 4,388 m and about 2 km long. Sima Pumaqucha which is considered the deepest cave in the Andes is located near the lake.
0.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Uchku
13 min walk • Uchku is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Uchku lies southwest of a lake named Pumaqucha.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wamp'una
94 min walk • Wamp'una is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It contains one of the highest surveyed caves in the word, Qaqa Mach'ay.
3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Uqi Uqi
76 min walk • Uqi Uqi is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 metres. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District. Uqi Uqi lies northeast of Wamp'una and T'uruyuq.