Lake Pumacocha

#411 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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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. ()

Length: 6562 ftMaximum depth: 85 ftElevation: 14537 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 12°23'4"S, 75°40'33"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Sima Pumacocha, T'uruyuq, Yana P'unqu, Uchku.

1.7 miW
Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
Sima Pumacocha
44 min walk • 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.
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
T'uruyuq
68 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.
1.4 miNW
Mountain
Yana P'unqu, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve
36 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 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Uchku
44 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.
3.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wamp'una
89 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.
1.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Uqi Uqi
38 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.

Lake Pumacocha

Facts and practical information

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

Sima Pumacocha

T'uruyuq

Yana P'unqu, Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve

Uchku

Wamp'una

Uqi Uqi