Laguna 69

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

Laguna 69 (lake 69) or Laguna Sesentinueve 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 which is considered Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. In the thaw season, the lake nourishes by means of a waterfall that falls from Chakrarahu.^[1][2]

Its denomination is due to this lake didn't had a name previous to the creation of the Huascaran National Park in 1975. The need to include all lakes into a list forced to give a number-based name to those lakes without a traditional name (as lakes Alliqucha, Awkishqucha or Pallqaqucha, which had a name in hispanicized Quechua).

It is one of the more important tourist destinations of the region, visited mainly by fans to the hiking and mountaineering, given his simple access and the spectacular scenes that provides. The hiking route to the lagoon starts from the camping Cebolla Pampa and goes by the right side of the brook that goes down from the same lake, which 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.