Chacraccocha

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
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, Raura

Chacraccocha[1][2] (possibly from Quechua chakra field, qucha lake,[3] "field lake") is a mountain in the Raura mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high.[1] It is located in the boundary between the regions of Huánuco and in Pasco.[2]

The lake named Chacracocha[1] 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 4 Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. 1 2 "Mapa UGEL Oyon" (PDF). Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-18. Cerro Santa Rosa
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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