Challwayuq

For the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru, see Challwayuq (Junín).
Challwayuq
Challwayuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°33′18″S 76°40′31″W / 10.55500°S 76.67528°W / -10.55500; -76.67528Coordinates: 10°33′18″S 76°40′31″W / 10.55500°S 76.67528°W / -10.55500; -76.67528 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes

Challwayuq (Quechua challwa fish, -yuq a suffix,[3] "the one with fish", also spelled Chalhuayoc) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District. Challwayuq lies northwest of Yana Chaka.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Chalhuayoc". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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