Lake Sauce | |
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Lake Sauce | |
Location | Sauce, San Martin, Peru |
Coordinates | 6°42′37″S 76°13′11″W / 6.710237°S 76.219711°W / -6.710237; -76.219711 |
Basin countries | Peru |
Surface area | 4.3 km (1.7 sq mi) |
Average depth | 37.5 m (123 ft) |
Water volume | 79,806 m (2,818,300 cu ft) |
Surface elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
Lake Sauce also locally known as Laguna Azul (Spanish for "blue lake"), is a lake in Peru. It is located in the region of San Martin, 45 km from the city of Tarapoto, at 700 m of elevation and has an area of 4.3 km. The lake is surrounded by hotels, camping facilities, forest remnants and agricultural land. The lake is a good spot for swimming and fishing.
References
- ^ "Inventario Turistico del Perú". www.mincetur.gob.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
- ^ "Laguna Azul in Tarapoto, Peru". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
- Peru 1:100 000, Laguna Sauce (14-k). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ DK (2014). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Peru. Penguin. p. 260. ISBN 9781465432476.
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