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Paacollo Destination Guide

Touring Paacollo in Peru

Paacollo in the region of Puno is a city located in Peru - some 617 mi or ( 993 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Paacollo

Time in Paacollo is now 01:50 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Putre, Iquique, Arica, Tolavilque, and Tapara. Being here already, consider visiting Putre . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Paacollo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Totora sofas and souvenirs in Lake Titicaca

0:48 min by Christian Amestegui
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This video has taken in the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca. Totora rafts have been converted into sofas. Using the same real-size production technique souvernir-purpose-made rafts are also for sale. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

2007 Carancas impact event

The Carancas impact event refers to the fall of the Carancas chondritic meteorite on September 15, 2007, near the village of Carancas in Peru, close to the Bolivian border and Lake Titicaca. The impact created a crater and scorched earth around its location. A local official, Marco Limache, said that “boiling water started coming out of the crater, and particles of rock and cinders were found nearby”, as “fetid, noxious” gases spewed from the crater.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -16.66 -69.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
Tags: 2007 in Peru, 2007 in science, Arsenic, Health in Peru, Holocene impact craters, Modern impact events

Carancas meteorite

The Carancas meteorite fell on September 15, 2007, near the village of Carancas in Peru. The impact created a crater and scorched earth around its location. A local official said that “boiling water started coming out of the crater, and particles of rock and cinders were found nearby”, as “fetid, noxious” gases spewed from the crater. After the impact, villagers who had approached the impact site became ill with a wide array of symptoms.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -16.66 -69.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
Tags: Meteorites found in Peru

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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.