Challwaqucha (Huaral)

Challwaqucha
Location Peru
Lima Region, Huaral Province
Coordinates 11°02′33″S 76°33′20″W / 11.04250°S 76.55556°W / -11.04250; -76.55556Coordinates: 11°02′33″S 76°33′20″W / 11.04250°S 76.55556°W / -11.04250; -76.55556

Challwaqucha (Quechua challwa fish, qucha lake,[1] "fish lake", hispanicized spelling Chalhuacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, in the northeast of the Pacaraos District.[2] It lies west of the lake named Warunqucha of the Pasco Region.

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 Huaral Province (Lima Region)
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