Ninashanca is a mostly rocky mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the

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, high. It is located in the

Huánuco Region Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Hu ...

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, Pacllón District, and in the

Lauricocha Province Lauricocha Province is one of 11 provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of the province is Jesús. The province is found at high elevations in the Andes. The highest elevation in the province is snow-capped Yerupaja peak with an ...

Queropalca District Queropalca District is one of seven districts of the province Lauricocha in Peru. Geography The Waywash mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Yerupaja at which is also the highest elevation of the range. ...

, northwest of the lake Ninacocha.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region) It is separated from Rondoy by a col high. It is a mountain very rarely climbed. Base camp can be reached from the village of Chiquian in five days of trek. The normal route is rated D and can be climbed from Mitococha by the NE ridge, gained by a 45° snow couloir then a short rock pitch followed by the corniced ridge.

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