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Mountain in Peru
Wira Challwa
Wira Challwa is located in PeruWira ChallwaWira ChallwaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,760 m (15,620 ft)
Coordinates12°28′55″S 75°25′46″W / 12.48194°S 75.42944°W / -12.48194; -75.42944
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wira Challwa (Quechua wira fat, challwa fish, "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.

The little lake named Wira Challwa lies northeast of the mountain at 12°28′27″S 75°25′21″W / 12.47417°S 75.42250°W / -12.47417; -75.42250.

References

  1. ^ "Cerro Huirachaygua". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)


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