Challwayuq
For the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru, see Challwayuq (Junín).
Challwayuq | |
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Challwayuq Peru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 10°33′18″S 76°40′31″W / 10.55500°S 76.67528°WCoordinates: 10°33′18″S 76°40′31″W / 10.55500°S 76.67528°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Pasco Region |
Parent range | Andes |
Challwayuq (Quechua challwa fish, -yuq a suffix,[3] "the one with fish", also spelled Chalhuayoc) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District. Challwayuq lies northwest of Yana Chaka.[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
- ↑ "Cerro Chalhuayoc". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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