It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District, northeast of the town Huaraz (Waras).
Rima San Giuseppe | ríma | terza rima | Rima |
The shore of the lake is covered with ichu (stipa ichu), qiwuña (polylepis sp), shunqu shunqu (stangea erikae), kuñaq or botoncillo (werneria dactylophylla), lliqllish qura (werneria nubigea), inka waraqu (opuntia flocossa), rima rima (krapfia weberbaueri) and tawlli machu (lupinus weberbaueri).