Lake Pumacocha (Lima)

Lake Pumacocha
Explorers at Lake Pumacocha offloading equipment for Sima Pumaqucha.
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)

Lake Pumacocha (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, qucha lake) is a lake in Peru located in Laraos District, Yauyos Province, Lima.[1] It has an elevation of 4,388 m and about 2 km long.[2] Sima Pumaqucha which is considered the deepest cave in the Andes[3] 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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