Huegroncocha Explained

Huegroncocha
Pushpin Map:	Peru
Location:	Peru Ancash Region
Coords:	-9.2414°N -77.3478°W^[1]
Length:	393m (1,289feet)
Width:	120m (390feet)
Elevation:	4250m (13,940feet)

Huegroncocha (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Wiqrunqucha; wiqru twisted, bent, -n a suffix, qucha lake,^[2]) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District.^[3] It is situated at a height of 4250m (13,940feet), 393m (1,289feet) long and 120m (390feet) wide at its widest point.^[4] Huegroncocha lies north of the lake Yanacocha and west of the lake Runtococha.

Notes and References

1. http://www.ign.gob.pe/ign.php?PG=Nomenclator&OPC=11 ign.gob.pe
2. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: wiqru, wist'u. - adj. Torcido, combado. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region) showing "Lago Huegroncocha"
4. Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru, Inventario de lagunas de la Cordillera Blanca, Huaraz 2011