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Lake Pumacocha
Explorers at Lake Pumacocha offloading equipment for Sima Pumaqucha.
Lake Pumacocha
Location	Lima Region
Coordinates	12°23′4.3″S 75°40′33.3″W / 12.384528°S 75.675917°W / -12.384528; -75.675917
Basin countries	Peru
Max. length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. depth	26 m (85 ft)
Surface elevation	4,388 m (14,396 ft)

Lake Pumacocha (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, qucha lake) 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.

See also

• Qaqa Mach'ay
• List of lakes in Peru

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) (unnamed)
2. "Laguna de Pumacocha". Inventario Turístico del Perú. MINCETUR. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
3. members.shaw.ca Some Cave Statistics

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