Ñausacocha Explained

Ñausacocha
Elevation M:5152
Range:Andes, Huaguruncho
Location:Peru, Pasco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-10.4803°N -75.9425°W

Ñausacocha[1] (possibly from Quechua ñawsa blind, qucha lake, "blind lake") is a 5152adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain and a nearby lake of the same name in the Huaguruncho mountain range in the Andes of Peru. The mountain and the lake are located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayán District, north of Huaguruncho.[2]

Lake Ñausacocha lies at the southwestern slope of the peak at .

Notes and References

  1. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Pozuzo (21-l). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region)