Chakraqucha

For the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru at a little lake of that name, see Chakraqucha (Lima).
Chakraqucha
Chakraqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°27′13″S 76°41′53″W / 10.45361°S 76.69806°W / -10.45361; -76.69806Coordinates: 10°27′13″S 76°41′53″W / 10.45361°S 76.69806°W / -10.45361; -76.69806
Geography
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes, Rawra

Chakraqucha (Quechua chakra field, qucha lake,[2] "field lake", hispanicized spellings Chacraccocha, Chacracocha) is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Rawra mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District, and in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District.[1]

The lake named Chakraqucha lies northeast of the mountain at 10°26′49″S 76°40′45″W / 10.44694°S 76.67917°W / -10.44694; -76.67917.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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