Uqsha

#1080 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Uqsha is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District, southwest of the lake named P'itiqucha. Uqsha lies northeast of Waswa Punta and southeast of Hatun Ukru. It is situated on the western border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve. ()

Elevation: 15748 ftCoordinates: 12°5'18"S, 76°3'42"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Lake Paucarcocha, Chuspicocha, Ukru Ukru, Muki.

4.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Paucarcocha
107 min walk • Lake Paucarcocha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated at a height of about 4,284 metres, about 6.5 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point. It has a catchment area of 213.6 km².
6.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chuspicocha
163 min walk • Chuspicocha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated at a height of about 4,625 metres, about 1.02 km long and 0.4 km at its widest point.
4.6 miE
Mountain
Ukru Ukru, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
118 min walk • Ukru Ukru is a mountain in the 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, Tanta District. Ukru Ukru lies northwest of Paqarin Pawka and Saqsa and north of Muki at a lake named Pawqarqucha.
5.5 miSE
Mountain
Muki, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
140 min walk • Muki is a mountain in the 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, Tanta District. Muki lies northwest of Paqarin Pawka at a lake named Ch'uspiqucha.
5.9 miSE
Mountain
Saqsa, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
151 min walk • Saqsa is a mountain in the 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, Tanta District. Saqsa lies northwest of Paqarin Pawka at a lake named Ch'uspiqucha.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
P'itiqucha
84 min walk • P'itiqucha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Quinti District. It is situated at a height of about 4,410 metres, about 2.79 km long and 0.56 km at its widest point.
5.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Parya Chaka
139 min walk • Parya Chaka is a mountain in the south of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m high. It is also the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated southwest of Paryaqaqa.
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Chakraqucha
92 min walk • Chakraqucha is a mountain, lying south of a small lake of the same name in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m high.
2.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wiñaq
57 min walk • Wiñaq is a mountain in the 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, Tanta District. Wiñaq lies west of a lake named Pawqarqucha and south of P'itiqucha.