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17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Laguna Churup

Laguna Churup is a glacier lake, just under 15,000 feet above sea level, in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Legend has it that the lake swallows any swimmers, so marveling from afar is certainly the way to go!

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Date Taken: 07.2019
Date Uploaded: 09.2019
Photo Location: Huaraz, Peru
Copyright: © Andre Escaleira