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Discover Leon Huachana in Peru

Leon Huachana in the region of Junín is a town located in Peru - some 72 mi or ( 116 km ) North-East of Lima , the country's capital .

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Local time in Leon Huachana is now 03:21 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Pucallpa, Huánuco, Santa Ana, Morococha, and Lima. When in this area, you might want to check out Pucallpa . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Leon Huachana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mysterious Cities of Gold Theme 720p

1:40 min by 700gsteak
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One of my favourite cartoons from the 80s. Finally they are making new seasons, coming out soon!! I hope that the next 3 seasons will be a reboot. It could pan out something like this: Season 2 could ..

Perú parte 11 Los Andes

3:50 min by CirrusProductions
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Roadtrip along the Caratera Central through the highest pass in Perú; Abra Anticona better know as the dreaded Ticlio. 4800 m. above sealevel surrounded by snow covered peaks up to 6200 meters high. S ..


Altitude Sickness

1:43 min by CulturalAdventurer
Views: 38 Rating: 5.00

High up in the mountains, on route 20 east of Lima, I reached the summit of a mountain. Normally I'm not affected by altitude or air pressure, but for some reason it really affected me. Despite feelin ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Morococha

Morococha is the capital city of the Morococha District in the Yauli Province of Peru. Until 2005 - when China built the Tibet railway - Morococha was famous for holding the most high-mountainous railroad in the world - the branch of Morococha, which passes at the height of 4,818–500 metres (&#160) above sea level. Morococha is near the city La Oroya.

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Located at -11.61 -76.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Cities in Peru, Rail transport in Peru

Ticlio

Ticlio (or Abra Anticona) is the highest point of the central road of Peru (km 120), in the Andean mountains, reaching 4,818 m, and a railway crossing loop on the Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA) in Peru whose main claim to fame is that it was the highest railway junction in the world.

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Located at -11.60 -76.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Peru

Galera railway station

Galera is the third highest railway station in the Western Hemisphere with an elevation of 4,777 m (15,681 ft).

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Located at -11.62 -76.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Peru

Markapumaqucha

Markapumaqucha (Quechua marka village, puma cougar, puma, qucha lake, hispanicized spellings Marcapomacocha, Marcapumacocha) is a lake in Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District. Markapumaqucha lies south of the lake Markaqucha and east of the lake Antaquta (Quriway). It is situated at a height of about 4,420 metres, about 3.67 km long and 1.95 km at its widest point.

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Located at -11.40 -76.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Junín Region, Lakes of Peru

Markaqucha

Markaqucha (Quechua marka village, qucha lake, hispanicized spelling Marcacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District. It is situated at a height of about 4,544 metres, about 2.79 km long and 1.28 km at its widest point. Markaqucha lies north of the lake Markapumaqucha.

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Located at -11.37 -76.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Junín Region, Lakes of Peru