Sima Pumacocha (possibly from Spanish sima deep and dark cavern/abyss,[1] Quechua puma cougar, puma, qucha lake[2]) is a limestone cave located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Laraos District, in central Peru near the village of Laraos, high in the Andes mountains. At 638 meters deep, it held the record for deepest known cave in South America from 2001 to 2006 when it was surpassed by Abismo Guy Collet. With the entrance being 4372 meters above sea level and the depth being over 500 meters, it is the highest major cave in the world.[3] It is located at 12°23′29″S 75°42′00″W / 12.3914°S 75.7°W.