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Chongos Alto District
Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Is located in the Department of Junin, part of the Junín Region. Geography The Chunta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancayo Province (Junín Region) The largest lakes of the district are Aqchiqucha, Quylluqucha, Walsaqucha, Wich'iqucha, Yuraqqucha Yurajcocha (possibly from Quechua ''yuraq'' white, ''qucha'' lake, "white lake"), Tintayari or Huampuni (possibly from Aymara ''wampu'' boat, ''-ni'', a suffix, "the one with a boat") is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Pro ... and Ñawinqucha some of which belong to the largest lakes of Peru. References {{coord, 12.3113, S, 75.2888, W, source:wikidata, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Peru
The districts of Peru () are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total. Overview A 1982 law requires a minimum of residents in an area for a new district to be legally established: 3,500 if it is located in the rainforest, 4,000 in the Andes highlands and 10,000 in the coastal area. In the dry Andean area, many districts have less than 3,500 inhabitants due to low population density in the area. In some cases, their populations have decreased in comparison to the days when they were founded. Districts that are located at very high altitudes tend to be scarcely populated. These districts usually are large in area, have few available land for use. Many basic government services do not reach all residents of these districts due to their difficult geography. Many lack financial means to govern their whole jurisdictions and they of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inti Wañunan
Inti Wañunan (Quechua ''inti'' sun, ''wañuy'' to die, ''-na'' a suffix, "where the sun dies", ''-n'' a suffix, Hispanicized spelling ''Intihuañunan'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Is located in the Department of Junin, part of ....Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros, Dirección Nacional Técnica de Demarcación Territorial, Peru, Acta de Acuerdo de Límites Territoriales, Proceso de Demarcación y Organisación Territorial de las Provincias Huancayo y Satipo (Junín) y las Provincias Huancavelica y Tayacaja (Huancavelica) References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Junín Region Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wich'iqucha
Huichicocha (possibly from Quechua ''wich'i'' a large, wide-mouthed pitcher, ''qucha'' lake, "pitcher lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Huichicocha'' and ''Huisquicocha'' where the Quechua word 'wiski' ''(huisqui)'', a borrowing from English, means whisky) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. It is situated at a height of approximately , about 3.16 km long and 1.74 km at its widest point. Huichicocha lies northwest of Acchicocha, southwest of Yurajcocha and east of Coyllococha. In 1999 the Huichicocha dam was erected at the northern end of the lake at . It is high. It is operated by Electroperu. See also *List of lakes in Peru The following is a list of lakes in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI)"Compendio Estadistica 2007" page 26 Many of the names have the ending -cocha, from Quechua ''qucha'': lake. * Acucocha * Alcacocha * Arapa * ... References *INEI, Compendio Estadistica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walsaqucha
Walsaqucha (Quechua ''walsa'' raft, ''qucha'' lake, "raft lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Balsacocha'') is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. It is situated between Yuraqqucha in the north and Aqchiqucha in the south. The mountain at the southern end of the lake is Walsa Walsa ( Quechua for raft, Hispanicized spelling ''Balsa'' ( Spanish for raft, from Quechua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Walsa lies west of Kapillayuq ....escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region) References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Junín Region {{Junin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quylluqucha
Coyllococha (possibly from Quechua ''quyllu'' impeccable white; generic name for a kind of potatoes, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. It is situated at a height of approximately , about 4.15 km long and 1.45 km at its widest point. Coyllococha lies southwest of Yurajcocha and Huichicocha Huichicocha (possibly from Quechua ''wich'i'' a large, wide-mouthed pitcher, ''qucha'' lake, "pitcher lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Huichicocha'' and ''Huisquicocha'' where the Quechua word 'wiski' ''(huisqui)'', a borrowing from English, m .... It belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River. The lake is sometimes also named Coyllorcocha (possibly from Quechua ''quyllur'' star, "star lake"). This name correlates with the name of mountain at the western end of the lake whose name is Coyllor ''(Quyllur)''. In 1999 the Coyllorcocha dam was erected at the northeastern end of the lake at . It is high. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqchiqucha
Lake Acchicocha (possibly from Quechua ''aqchi'' hawk or sparrowhawk, ''qucha'' lake,Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: ''qucha'', ''qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.''"hawk lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region) It is situated at a height of approximately , about 5 km long and 1.10 km at its widest point. Lake Acchicocha lies south of Yurajcocha, southeast of Huichicocha Huichicocha (possibly from Quechua ''wich'i'' a large, wide-mouthed pitcher, ''qucha'' lake, "pitcher lake", Hispanicized spelling ''Huichicocha'' and ''Huisquicocha'' where the Quechua word 'wiski' ''(huisqui)'', a borrowing from English, m ..., northeast of Huarmicocha and north of Canllacocha. References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Junín Region {{Junin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yawray
Yawray (Quechua for to burn, Hispanicized spelling ''Yauray'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Yawray lies west of Puka and Warmi Mach'ay. Yawray is situated northwest of Aqchiqucha and northeast of Warmiqucha Huarmicocha (possibly from Quechua ''warmi'' woman, wife, ''qucha'' lake, "woman's lake") is a large lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District. See also * List of lakes in Peru * Millococha M ... which belong to the largest lakes of Peru. References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Junín Region Mountains of Peru {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wira Challwa
Wira Challwa ( Quechua ''wira'' fat, ''challwa'' fish, "fat fish", Hispanicized spelling ''Huirachaygua'') is a 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.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region) The little lake named Wira Challwa lies northeast of the mountain at . References Mountains of Junín Region Mountains of Peru Lakes of Junín Region Lakes of Peru {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warmi Mach'ay
Warmi Mach'ay (Quechua ''warmi'' woman, ''mach'ay'' cave, "woman cave", Hispanicized spelling ''Huarmimachay'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Warmi Mach'ay lies between the lakes named Warmiqucha in the southeast and Quylluqucha Coyllococha (possibly from Quechua ''quyllu'' impeccable white; generic name for a kind of potatoes, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. It is situated at a height of approxim ... in the northwest. References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Junín Region Mountains of Peru {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waqra Willka
Waqra Willka (Quechua ''waqra'' horn, ''willka'' grandchild; great-grandson; lineage; minor god in the Inca culture, an image of the Willkanuta valley worshipped as God; holy, sacred, divine, ''willka'' or ''wilka'' ''Anadenanthera colubrina'' (a tree),Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)Mariko Namba Walter,Eva Jane Neumann Fridman, Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and Culture, Vol. 1, p. 439 ''willka'' or ''vilca'' (''Anadenanthera peregrina'' and ''Anadenanthera colubrina'') Hispanicized spelling ''Huacravilca'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Is located in the Departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walsa
Walsa ( Quechua for raft, Hispanicized spelling ''Balsa'' ( Spanish for raft, from Quechua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District. Walsa lies west of Kapillayuq Kapillayuq (Quechua chapel (a borrowing from Spanish ''capilla''), ''-yuq'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a chapel", also spelled ''Capillayoc'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Huancayo P ... between the lakes Ñawinqucha in the east and Walsaqucha in the northwest. References Mountains of Junín Region Mountains of Peru {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puka Rumi
Puka Rumi (Quechua ''puka'' red, ''rumi'' stone, "red stone", Hispanicized spelling ''Pucarumi'') is a mountain in the northern part of the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Is located in the Department of Junin, part of .... Puka Rumi lies southeast of Ñawinqucha. References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Junín Region Mountains of Peru {{Junín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
