Lake 69

Lake 69
Laguna 69
Lake 69
Location Huaraz / Áncash / Peru
Coordinates 9°0′37.55″S 77°36′43.2″W / 9.0104306°S 77.612000°W / -9.0104306; -77.612000Coordinates: 9°0′37.55″S 77°36′43.2″W / 9.0104306°S 77.612000°W / -9.0104306; -77.612000
Primary inflows glacial runoff
Designation Biosphere Reserve

Lake 69 (Spanish: Laguna 69) is a small lake near of the city of Huaraz, in the region of Áncash, Peru. It is one of the more than 400 lakes that form part of the Huascarán National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site. In the thaw season, the lake is nourished by a waterfall from Chacraraju.[1][2]

Its name comes from the fact that the lake did not have a name before the Huascaran National Park was created in 1975. The need to include all of the lakes of the proposed park into a list forced authorities to give a number-based names to those without a traditional name such as the lakes Allicocha, Auquiscocha or Palcacocha, had a names in Hispanicized Quechua).

It is one of the more important tourist destinations of the region, visited mainly by fans of hiking and mountaineering, given the simple access and the spectacular scenery. The hiking route to the lagoon starts from the Cebolla Pampa campground and runs along the brook that runs down from the same lake, and forms several waterfalls and cataracts.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Laguna 69". Inventario Turístico de Perú. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "La Laguna 69 y su llamativo celeste brillante en Áncash". Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Top things to do in Huascaran National Park". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Laguna 69. Parque Nacional de Huascaran. Perú". wikiloc. Retrieved 13 April 2016.


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