Chhanka

Mountain in Peru

Chhanka

Chhanka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation| 5,050 m (16,570 ft)[1]
Coordinates| 10°32′40″S 76°52′50″W﻿ / ﻿10.54444°S 76.88056°W﻿ / -10.54444; -76.88056
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

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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 (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 Oyón Province (Lima Region)

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