Challwaqucha (Yauyos)

This article is about the lake in the Yauyos Province, Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Challwaqucha.
Challwaqucha
Location Lima Region, Yauyos Province
Coordinates 12°38′57″S 75°42′59″W / 12.64917°S 75.71639°W / -12.64917; -75.71639Coordinates: 12°38′57″S 75°42′59″W / 12.64917°S 75.71639°W / -12.64917; -75.71639
Basin countries Peru

Challwaqucha (Quechua challwa fish, qucha lake,[1] "fish lake", hispanicized spelling Chalhuacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Colonia and Tupe. It lies southeast of the mountain and the lake named Wankarqucha. The Challwamayu ("fish river", Chaullamayo) originates south of the lake. Its waters flow to the Cañete River.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
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