Lake Pumacocha (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
Location	Lima Region
Coordinates	12°23′4.3″S 75°40′33.3″W
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)^[citation needed] 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

• Qaqa Mach'ay
• List of lakes in Peru

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