Laguna Langui Layo

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Laguna Langui Layo
Laguna Languilayo, Laguna Langui
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Geographical location PeruPeru Peru
Tributaries Río Payacchuma
Drain Río Hercca → Río Vilcanota
Places on the shore Langui, Layo
Location close to the shore Sicuani
Data
Coordinates 14 ° 29 ′  S , 71 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 14 ° 29 ′  S , 71 ° 13 ′  W
Laguna Langui Layo (Peru)
Laguna Langui Layo
Altitude above sea level 3955  m
surface 55.3 km²
length 15.7 km
width 4.3 km
scope 37.2 km
Maximum depth 232 m
Catchment area 462 km²

particularities

flow regulated

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Lake Laguna Langui Layo is a lake in the Peruvian Andean highlands , 130 km southeast of the city of Cusco . The provincial capital Sicuani is located about 20 km north of the lake . The lake is believed to be in a rift valley .

The lake is located in the Layo and Langui districts of Canas Province . Layo is on the northeastern shore of the lake, while Langui is on the northwestern end of the lake. The Río Hercca drains the lake at its northwestern end to the Río Vilcanota , the upper reaches of the Río Urubamba . There has been a weir at the drain since 2002 .

The lake is located at an altitude of 3955  m and has an area of ​​55.3 km². The longitudinal extent in WNW-ESE direction is 15.7 km, the average width 4.3 km.

ecology

Totora reeds grow on the bank . The loach catfish Trichomycterus rivulatus and the Agassiz Andean parrot ( Orestias agassizii ) are found in the lake . The birds at the lake include seagulls and duck birds such as the Andean goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera ).