Chalhuacocha (Huari)

Chalhuacocha
Chalhuacocha is located in Peru
Chalhuacocha
Chalhuacocha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates9°22′2.5″S 77°17′10.8″W / 9.367361°S 77.286333°W / -9.367361; -77.286333[1]
Surface area0.153655 km2 (153,655 m2)[1]
Surface elevation4,223 m (13,855 ft)[1]

Chalhuacocha (possibly from Quechua challwa fish, qucha lake,[2] "fish lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District.[3] It is situated at a height of 4,223 m (13,855 ft) comprising an area of 0.153655 km2 (153,655 m2).[1] Chalhuacocha lies near the Rurichinchay valley, northeast of the peak of Rurichinchay.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)


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