Challwaqucha (Cajatambo-Oyón)

Challwaqucha
Challwaqucha

Peru

Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Oyón Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 10°32′51″S 76°51′19″W / 10.54750°S 76.85528°WCoordinates: 10°32′51″S 76°51′19″W / 10.54750°S 76.85528°W

Challwaqucha (Quechua challwa fish, qucha lake,[2] "fish lake", hispanicized spelling Chalhuacocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District, and in the Oyón Province, Oyón District. Challwaqucha lies northwest of Kuntur Wayin and east of Tuqtuqucha ("hen lake").[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)