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Challwaqucha (Yauli)

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Challwaqucha (Yauli)

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Challwaqucha (Quechua challwa 'fish', qucha 'lake', "fish lake", Hispanicized spelling Chalhuacocha) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16, 404 ft) high, with a small lake of the same name. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District, southwest of Yawarqucha and Yuraqqucha. The mountain is named after a little lake on its western slope at 11°30′50″S 76°08′23″W.

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