Challwaqucha (Yauyos)

This article is about the lake in the Yauyos Province, Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Challwaqucha.

Challwaqucha
Challwaqucha
Location	Lima Region, Yauyos Province
Coordinates	12°38′57″S75°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 (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)