Wira Challwa

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Wira Challwa
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Wira Challwa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,760 m (15,620 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 12°28′55″S75°25′46″W / 12.48194°S 75.42944°W / -12.48194; -75.42944 Coordinates: 12°28′55″S75°25′46″W / 12.48194°S 75.42944°W / -12.48194; -75.42944  
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

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]

Peru republic in South America

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Huancayo Province Province in Junín, Peru

Huancayo Province is located in Peru. It is one of the 9 provinces composing the Junín Region. It borders to the north with the Concepción Province, the east with the Satipo Province, the south with the Huancavelica Region and the west with the Chupaca Province. The province has an approximate population of 545,615 inhabitants. The capital of the province is the city of Huancayo.

The little lake named Wira Challwa lies northeast of the mountain at 12°28′27″S75°25′21″W / 12.47417°S 75.42250°W / -12.47417; -75.42250 .

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Huirachaygua". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)


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