Challwaqucha (Yauli)

This article is about the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Challwaqucha.
Challwaqucha
Challwaqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°30′43″S 76°08′09″W / 11.51194°S 76.13583°W / -11.51194; -76.13583Coordinates: 11°30′43″S 76°08′09″W / 11.51194°S 76.13583°W / -11.51194; -76.13583
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region, Yauli Province
Parent range Andes

Challwaqucha (Quechua challwa fish, qucha lake,[2] "fish lake", hispanicized spelling Chalhuacocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high, with a small lake of the same name. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, southwest of Yawarqucha and Yuraqqucha.[1]

The mountain is named after a little lake on its western slope [1] at 11°30′50″S 76°08′23″W / 11.51389°S 76.13972°W / -11.51389; -76.13972.

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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