Wachwa

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Wachwa
Wachwa
Peru
Elevation 5,300 m (17,388 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Lima Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 11°38′57″S 76°19′21″W / 11.64917°S 76.32250°W / -11.64917; -76.32250Coordinates: 11°38′57″S 76°19′21″W / 11.64917°S 76.32250°W / -11.64917; -76.32250[2]

Wachwa (Quechua for Andean Goose,[3][4][5] hispanicized spelling Huachhua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Carampoma District.[6] Wachwa lies southwest of the mountain Millpu and southeast of the lake Wachwaqucha (Quechua for Andean Goose lake, hispanicized Huachuguacocha).


References

  1. ↑ allthemountains.com (archive)
  2. ↑ mapcarta.com "Cerro Huachhua", retrieved on January 16, 2014
  3. ↑ Abdón Yaranga Valderrama: Diccionario Quechua-Español / Runa Simi-Español. Lima / Paris 2003: wachwa: Chloephaga melanoptera, syn. wallata
  4. ↑ Panoramio: Chloephaga melanoptera (Huachua)
  5. ↑ Informac SGRNMA al 31.12.07: huashua (Chloephga melanoptera), [...] huachua (Chloephaga melanoptera).
  6. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)
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