Wira Challwa

Wira Challwa (Quechua wira fat, challwa fish,[2] "fat fish", Hispanicized spelling Huirachaygua) is a 4,760-metre-high (15,617 ft) 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]

Wira Challwa
Wira Challwa is located in Peru
Wira Challwa
Wira Challwa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,760 m (15,620 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°28′55″S 75°25′46″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

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

References

  1. "Cerro Huirachaygua". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)


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