Wira Challwa

Wira Challwa
Wira Challwa

Peru

Elevation 4,760 m (15,620 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Junín Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 12°28′55″S 75°25′46″W / 12.48194°S 75.42944°WCoordinates: 12°28′55″S 75°25′46″W / 12.48194°S 75.42944°W

Wira Challwa (Quechua wira fat, challwa fish,[2] "fat fish", hispanicized spelling Huirachaygua) is a 4,760 m (15,617 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru and the name of a small lake near of the mountain. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Wira Challwa lies west of Waqra Willka.[1][3]

The little lake named Wira Challwa lies northeast of the mountain at 12°28′27″S 75°25′21″W / 12.47417°S 75.42250°W.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cerro Huirachaygua". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)