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Chacraccocha

Coordinates: 10°27′13″S 76°41′53″W / 10.45361°S 76.69806°W / -10.45361; -76.69806
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Chacraccocha
Chacraccocha is located in Peru
Chacraccocha
Chacraccocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates10°27′13″S 76°41′53″W / 10.45361°S 76.69806°W / -10.45361; -76.69806
Geography
LocationPeru, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes, 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

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  1. ^ a b c d Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ a b "Mapa UGEL Oyon" (PDF). Mapas DRE y UGEL. ESCALE - Ministerio de Educación - Perú. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-06-18. Cerro Santa Rosa
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.