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Lake Pumacocha (Lima)

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(Redirected from Pumaqucha (Lima)) This article is about the lake in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Lake Pumacocha (disambiguation).
Lake Pumacocha
Explorers at Lake Pumacocha offloading equipment for Sima Pumaqucha.
Lake Pumacocha is located in PeruLake PumacochaLake Pumacocha
LocationLima Region
Coordinates12°23′4.3″S 75°40′33.3″W / 12.384528°S 75.675917°W / -12.384528; -75.675917
Basin countriesPeru
Max. length2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. depth26 m (85 ft)
Surface elevation4,388 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

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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