Lake Niancocha
Lake Niancocha is located in Peru
Lake Niancocha
Lake Niancocha
Lake Niancocha is located in South America
Lake Niancocha
Lake Niancocha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates10°04′57.1″S 76°52′4.6″W / 10.082528°S 76.867944°W / -10.082528; -76.867944[1]

Lake Niancocha (possibly from Quechua nina fire qucha lake,[2]) is a lake in Peru, in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District.[3] Niancocha is northeast of the Huayhuash mountain range, south of the lake Condorcocha and northwest of Chonta mountain.

References

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com "Laguna Niancocha", retrieved on August 20, 2013
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region) showing "Lago Niancocha"


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