Local favourite lake · Cajamarca, Peru
Cirato
Cirato is a lake in Cajamarca, Peru.
Cirato: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Cirato
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Cirato — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -6.63610, -79.12387. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Cirato
- Chancaybaños Reserved Zone · sanctuary · Cajamarca · ~30 km · Must-see
- Pagaibamba Protection Forest · sanctuary · Cajamarca · ~33 km · Must-see
- Pampa Grande · fort · Lambayeque · ~51 km · Must-see
- Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Lambayeque · ~67 km · Must-see
- Cerro Pátapo ruins · fort · Lambayeque · ~73 km · Must-see
- Bosques Nublados de Udima Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cajamarca · ~17 km
- Cerro Pan de Azúcar · viewpoint · Cajamarca · ~19 km
- Cerro Las Barbacobas · viewpoint · Cajamarca · ~21 km
- Catarata 7 · waterfall · Lambayeque · ~23 km
- Catarata 6 · waterfall · Lambayeque · ~23 km
- Catarata 5 · waterfall · Lambayeque · ~23 km
- Vista cascada · waterfall · Lambayeque · ~24 km
- El Espinal Waterfall · waterfall · Lambayeque · ~24 km
- Cerro Abuela · viewpoint · Cajamarca · ~27 km
- Cerro Lukis · viewpoint · Cajamarca · ~28 km
- Cerro Cantaritos · viewpoint · Cajamarca · ~29 km
- Cerro Piedras · viewpoint · Cajamarca · ~32 km
- Chaparrí Private Conservation Area · sanctuary · Lambayeque · ~36 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cirato
- Laguna Mamacocha · lake · Cajamarca · ~122 km · Must-see
- Laguna Sulluscocha · lake · Cajamarca · ~129 km · Must-see
- Lake Mamacocha (Celendín) · lake · Cajamarca · ~104 km
- Limón Dam · lake · Cajamarca · ~106 km
- Represa Limón · lake · Cajamarca · ~108 km
- Hunedales de San José · lake · Lambayeque · ~115 km
- Laguna San Nicolás · lake · Cajamarca · ~136 km
- Qillwaqucha · lake · Cajamarca · ~139 km
- Presa de Cirato · lake · Cajamarca · ~1 km
- Bocatoma Racarrumi · lake · Cajamarca · ~25 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is Cirato full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Cirato yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Cirato?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Cirato?
Nearby: Chancaybaños Reserved Zone (sanctuary, 30 km), Pagaibamba Protection Forest (sanctuary, 33 km), Pampa Grande (fort, 51 km), Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge (sanctuary, 67 km), Cerro Pátapo ruins (fort, 73 km), Bosques Nublados de Udima Wildlife Refuge (sanctuary, 17 km).