Huacarpay Lagoon

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Huacarpay Lagoon is a high-Andean wetland and scenic lake near Cusco, Peru, known for its rich birdlife and proximity to important pre-Inca archaeological sites.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Huacarpay Lagoon canonical 1
Humedal de Lucre-Huacarpay 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf high-Andean wetland ⓘ
lagoon ⓘ
lake ⓘ
administrativeRegion Quispicanchi Province ⓘ
birdSpeciesRecorded over 70 species ⓘ
birdwatchingSite yes ⓘ
climate high Andean semi-arid ⓘ
conservationStatus protected as a Ramsar wetland of international importance ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
ecosystemService carbon sequestration ⓘ
habitat for wildlife ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ
elevation approximately 3100 meters above sea level ⓘ
governingBody local communities of Lucre and Huacarpay ⓘ
habitatType freshwater wetland ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
reedbeds ⓘ
importantFor migratory birds ⓘ
resident waterbirds ⓘ
knownFor proximity to pre-Inca archaeological sites ⓘ
rich birdlife ⓘ
scenic landscape ⓘ
wetland biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Cusco Region ⓘ
locatedNear Cusco ⓘ
nearbySettlement Lucre ⓘ
Piñipampa ⓘ
partOf Vilcanota River basin ⓘ
proximityTo Pikillaqta archaeological site ⓘ
pre-Inca Wari culture sites ⓘ
RamsarDesignationYear 2006 ⓘ
RamsarSiteName Humedal de Lucre-Huacarpay ⓘ
linked to: Huacarpay Lagoon
recognizedAs Ramsar Site ⓘ
region Southern Peru ⓘ
threat agricultural expansion ⓘ
urban growth ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
tourismActivity birdwatching ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ
usedFor livestock watering ⓘ
subsistence fishing ⓘ
vegetation aquatic plants ⓘ
totora reeds ⓘ
waterSource rainfall ⓘ
small tributary streams ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pikillaqta → locatedNear → Huacarpay Lagoon ⓘ
Huacarpay Lagoon → RamsarSiteName → Humedal de Lucre-Huacarpay ⓘ
linked to: Huacarpay Lagoon