title: Laguna de la Cocha
text: # Laguna de la Cocha
  
  La Cocha Lagoon (Spanish: Laguna de la Cocha) is a 39,000-hectare (96,000-acre) volcanic crater lake located within the Pasto Municipality in Nariño, Colombia.
  
  La Cocha Lagoon is Colombia's second largest inland body of water after Lake Tota in terms of surface area.
  
  ## Wildlife
  
  La Cocha Lagoon surrounds La Corota Island Flora Sanctuary which is home to mammals such as mountain tapir, northern pudu and spectacled bears, and bird species like grebes, golden peck duck, snipes, and andean ducks.
  
  Important plant species include frailejon, Schoenoplectus californicus, and Juncus effusus.
  
  