Chalhuacocha (Cajatambo-Oyón)

Coordinates: 10°32′51″S 76°51′19″W / 10.54750°S 76.85528°W / -10.54750; -76.85528
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Chalhuacocha
Chalhuacocha is located in Peru
Chalhuacocha
Chalhuacocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°32′51″S 76°51′19″W / 10.54750°S 76.85528°W / -10.54750; -76.85528
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Oyón Province
Parent rangeAndes

Chalhuacocha (possibly from Quechua challwa fish, qucha lake,[2] "fish lake") 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. Chalhuacocha lies northwest of Condor Huayin and east of Tocto lake.[1]

References[edit]

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