Lake Sauce Explained

Lake Sauce
Pushpin Map:	Peru
Location:	Sauce, San Martin, Peru
Coords:	-6.7102°N -76.2197°W
Basin Countries:	Peru
Area:	4.3km2
Depth:	37.5m (123feet)
Volume:	79806m^2
Elevation:	700m (2,300feet)

Lake Sauce^{[1] [2] [3]} also locally known as Laguna Azul (Spanish for "blue lake"), is a lake in Peru. It is located in the region of San Martin, 45 km from the city of Tarapoto, at 700 m of elevation and has an area of 4.3 km². The lake is surrounded by hotels,^[4] camping facilities, forest remnants and agricultural land. The lake is a good spot for swimming and fishing.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inventario Turistico del Perú. www.mincetur.gob.pe. es. 2016-12-24. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815080403/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=88. 2016-08-15.
2. News: Laguna Azul in Tarapoto, Peru. Lonely Planet. 2016-12-24.
3. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Laguna Sauce (14-k). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
4. Book: DK. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Peru. Penguin. 2014. 9781465432476. 260. en.