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Pucacocha Destination Guide

Discover Pucacocha in Peru

Pucacocha in the region of Huanuco is a place located in Peru - some 131 mi or ( 210 km ) North of Lima , the country's capital .

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Local time in Pucacocha is now 03:49 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Huaraz, Huánuco, Cajamarca, Ushcumachay, and Pampahuay Grande. When in this area, you might want to check out Huaraz . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pucacocha ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Mituqucha

Mituqucha (Quechua mitu, mit'u mud, qucha lake, "mud lake", hispanicized spellings Mitococha, Mitucocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District, at a height of about 4,245 m. It lies on the east side of the Waywash mountain range, north west of the lake Qarwaqucha. Mituqucha is 0.83 km long and 0.3 km at its widest point.

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Located at -10.20 -76.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Huánuco Region, Lakes of Peru

Queropalca District

Queropalca District is one of seven districts of the province Lauricocha in Peru.

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Located at -10.18 -76.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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Qarwaqucha

Qarwaqucha (Quechua qarwa leaf worm, larva of a beetle / pale / yellowish / golden, qucha lake, hispanicized spelling Carhuacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District and Queropalca District. It lies on the east side of the Waywash mountain range. The lake is about 1.5 km long and 0.44 km at its widest point.

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Located at -10.24 -76.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Huánuco Region, Lakes of Peru

Baños District

Baños District is one of seven districts of the province Lauricocha in Peru.

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Located at -10.07 -76.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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Sarapuqucha

Sarapuqucha (Quechua qucha lake, hispanicized spellings Sarapococha, Sarapo Cocha) is a lake in the Waywash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Copa District. It lies at the foot of the Sarapu, south west of it. Sarapuqucha is situated at a height of about 4,495 metres, about 0.63 km long and 0.28 km at its widest point.

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Located at -10.31 -76.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Lakes of Peru, Lima Region