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°WCoordinates: 12°23′4.3″S 75°40′33.3″W / 12.384528°S 75.675917°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) |
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
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region) (unnamed)
- ↑ mincetur.gob.pe Laguna de Pumacocha (in Spanish)
- ↑ members.shaw.ca Some Cave Statistics
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