Challwayuq

For the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru, see Challwayuq (Junín).
Challwayuq
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°W / -10.55500; -76.67528Coordinates: 10°33′18″S 76°40′31″W / 10.55500°S 76.67528°W / -10.55500; -76.67528[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. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
  2. "Cerro Chalhuayoc". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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