Chhanka

Chhanka
Chhanka
	Chhanka Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,050 m (16,570 ft) [1]
Coordinates	10°32′40″S 76°52′50″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent range	Andes

Chhanka (Quechua for cliff,[2] hispanicized spelling Chanca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,050 m (16,570 ft) high . It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Chhanka lies southwest of Pishtaq. A little lake named Tuqtuqucha ("hen lake") lies at its feet.[3]

References

Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)

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[1] Peru 1:100,000, Oyón 1549, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD

[2] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

[escale-3] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Oyón Province (Lima Region)