Perú

Perú: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Perú

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Perú — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -16.58325, -69.06227. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Perú

• Iglesia de Jesús de Machaca · church · La Paz · ~41 km · Must-see
• Anapia · river spot · Puno · ~47 km · Must-see
• Puma Punku · fort · La Paz · ~51 km · Must-see
• Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture · fort · La Paz · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sun Gate · fort · La Paz · ~52 km · Must-see
• Kalasasaya · fort · La Paz · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pachataka · fort · La Paz · ~57 km · Must-see
• Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Copacabana · church · La Paz · ~58 km · Must-see
• Khonkho Wankane · fort · La Paz · ~61 km · Must-see
• Isla Chelleca · river spot · La Paz · ~75 km · Must-see
• Tambo Wila Wila · fort · La Paz · ~6 km
• Museo Comunitario Titijoni · museum · La Paz · ~8 km
• Jilarata · viewpoint · La Paz · ~10 km
• Cráter de Impacto de Carancas · attraction · Puno · ~12 km
• Janq'u Jaqhi · viewpoint · La Paz · ~12 km
• Laguna Aguallamaya · lake · ~20 km
• Parinaquta (Chucuito) · lake · Puno · ~25 km
• Tanqa Tanqa · fort · Puno · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Perú

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Perú

• Laram Quta · lake · La Paz · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lago Labrahuani · lake · La Paz · ~107 km · Must-see
• Presa Taypi Chaka · lake · La Paz · ~108 km · Must-see
• Sura Quta (Wayna Potosí) · lake · La Paz · ~110 km · Must-see
• Laguna Q’ara Quta · lake · La Paz · ~111 km · Must-see
• Laguna Allqa Quta · lake · La Paz · ~118 km · Must-see
• Laguna Janq'u Khota · lake · La Paz · ~120 km · Must-see
• Jach'a Quta · lake · La Paz · ~122 km · Must-see
• Laguna Janq'u Quta · lake · La Paz · ~122 km · Must-see
• Ch'iyar Quta · lake · La Paz · ~122 km · Must-see

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Peru

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