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Chakraqucha (Lima)

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Mountain in Peru For the mountain lying south of a small lake of the same name on the border of the Huánuco Region and the Pasco Region, Peru, see Chakraqucha.
Chakraqucha
Chakraqucha is located in PeruChakraquchaChakraquchaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)
Coordinates12°08′25″S 76°03′58″W / 12.14028°S 76.06611°W / -12.14028; -76.06611
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Chakraqucha (Quechua chakra field, qucha lake, "field lake", hispanicized spelling Chacracocha) is a mountain, lying south of a small lake of the same name in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is located in both the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District.

The lake named Chakraqucha lies north of the mountain at 12°07′53″S 76°04′10″W / 12.13139°S 76.06944°W / -12.13139; -76.06944.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí 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.


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