Challwaqucha (Yauli)
Challwaqucha | |
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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°WCoordinates: 11°30′43″S 76°08′09″W / 11.51194°S 76.13583°W |
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.
References[]
- ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
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- Mountains of Peru
- Mountains of Junín Region
- Lakes of Peru
- Lakes of Junín Region
- Junín Region geography stubs