Chakraqucha (Lima)

Coordinates: 12°08′25″S 76°03′58″W / 12.14028°S 76.06611°W / -12.14028; -76.06611
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Chakraqucha
Chakraqucha is located in Peru
Chakraqucha
Chakraqucha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
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,[2] "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.[1]

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.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 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.