Pumaqucha (Lima)

This article is about the lake in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pumaqucha (disambiguation).
Pumaqucha

Cavers at Pumaqucha offloading equipment for Sima Pumaqucha. The mountain in the background is Léon Pitakana.
Location Lima Region
Coordinates 12°23′4.3″S 75°40′33.3″W / 12.384528°S 75.675917°W / -12.384528; -75.675917Coordinates: 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)

Pumaqucha (Quechua puma cougar, puma, qucha lake, "puma lake", hispanicized spelling Pumacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District.[1] It is situated at a height of about 4,388 m southwest of the mountain Léon Pitakana (Leónpitacana) near the village of Pumaqucha. The lake is about 2 km long.[2] Sima Pumaqucha which is considered the deepest shaft in the Andes[3] is situated near the lake.

See also

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) (unnamed)
  2. mincetur.gob.pe Laguna de Pumacocha (in Spanish)
  3. members.shaw.ca Some Cave Statistics


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