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Chhanka
Chhanka is located in Peru
Chhanka
Chhanka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,050 m (16,570 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent rangeAndes

Chhanka (Quechua for cliff,[2] hispanicized spelling Chanca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,050 m (16,570 ft) high . It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Chhanka lies southwest of Pishtaq. A little lake named Tuqtuqucha ("hen lake") lies at its feet.[3]

References

  1. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)