Queuñacocha

#138 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Queuñacocha or Hatun Queuñacocha is a small lake in the Urubamba mountain range of the Cusco Region, Lares District, Calca Province, Peru. The lake lies north of Chicón, Sirihuani and Parorjo and southwest of Quisuarani, at an altitude of about 4,170 m. It is 200 metres long, and 140 metres wide at its widest point. West of it there is another small lake called Quellacocha. ()

Length: 656 ftWidth: 459 ftElevation: 13678 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 13°9'14"S, 72°2'49"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Sahuasiray, Sirihuani, Capacsaya, Quellacocha.

5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sahuasiray
146 min walk • Sahuasiray, Sawasiray, Colque Cruz or Ccolque Cruz, is one of the highest mountains in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,818 metres high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, northwest of Calca.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sirihuani
78 min walk • Sirihuani or Sirijuani is a 5,359-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, in the districts of Calca and Lares.
5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Capacsaya
129 min walk • Capacsaya, Ccapacsaya, Media Luna or Huayurioc is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,044 metres high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District, and in the Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. Capacsaya lies northwest of Chicón and east of Pumahuanca, near Pumahuancajasa pass.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Quellacocha
29 min walk • Quellacocha is a small lake in the Cusco Region in Peru. It is situated in the Urubamba mountain range at a height of about 4,170 metres. Quellacocha lies south west of the village Lares and north of the mountains Chicón and Sirihuani.
2.2 miSW
Archaeological site
Quispiguanca
56 min walk • Quispiguanca, also Q'espihuanca and Q'espiwanka, was a royal estate of the Inca emperor Huayna Capac. The ruins of the estate are located in the northern part of the present-day town of Urubamba, Peru at an elevation of 2,910 metres.
5.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Canchacanchajasa
134 min walk • Canchacanchajasa is a 4,987-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Urubamba River.
6.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sutoc
168 min walk • Sutoc is a 4,735-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It lies southwest of Pucajasa and the pass named Pumahuancajasa and southeast of Pumahuanca.
2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucaorjo
59 min walk • Pucaorjo is a 4,776-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucajasa
115 min walk • Pucajasa is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It lies at the pass named Pumahuancajasa.