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Challwaqucha (Yauli)

Coordinates: 11°30′43″S 76°08′09″W / 11.51194°S 76.13583°W / -11.51194; -76.13583
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Challwaqucha
Challwaqucha is located in Peru
Challwaqucha
Challwaqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°30′43″S 76°08′09″W / 11.51194°S 76.13583°W / -11.51194; -76.13583
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Yauli Province
Parent rangeAndes

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

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  1. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.