Chalhuacocha (Huari)

This article is about the lake in the Huari Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Challwaqucha.
Chalhuacocha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 9°22′2.5″S 77°17′10.8″W / 9.367361°S 77.286333°W / -9.367361; -77.286333Coordinates: 9°22′2.5″S 77°17′10.8″W / 9.367361°S 77.286333°W / -9.367361; -77.286333[1]
Surface area 0.153655 km2 (153,655 m2)[1]
Surface elevation 4,223 m (13,855 ft)[1]

Chalhuacocha or Challwaqucha (Quechua challwa fish, qucha lake,[2] "fish lake", also spelled Chalhuacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District.[3] It is situated at a height of 4,223 m (13,855 ft) comprising an area of 0.153655 km2 (153,655 m2).[1] Chalhuacocha lies near the Rurichinchay valley, northeast of the peak of Rurichinchay.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)


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