Challhua
(possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
for "fish"),
[Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)] Wiksu or Huicsu
(both names possibly from Quechua for "twisted, bent")
is a mountain in the southern
Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...
in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
, about
high (IGN Peru map cites an elevation of ).
Challhua is located in the
Ancash Region
Ancash (; ) is a department and region in western Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, ...
,
Bolognesi Province
Bolognesi is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Overview
The province originally was part of the province of Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo (part of Lima Region since 1916) until 1903, when it was split off and named after Col. Fran ...
,
Aquia District
Aquia District is one of fifteen districts of the province Bolognesi in Peru.
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca and the Wallanka
Huallanca (possibly from Quechua for "mountain range" and a cactus plant ''(Opuntia subulata'')), also known as ...
and in the
Recuay Province,
Catac District
Catac District is one of ten districts of the Recuay Province in Peru. Its seat is Catac.
Geography
The southern part of the Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the ...
.
[http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/documents/10156/1367926/ugel_bolognesi.pdf - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)][John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers, see sketch map on p. 90] It is situated northeast of
Caullaraju, west of
Pastu Ruri and
Tuco and south of
Santun. One of the nearest places is the village of Wicso, located next to Callan creek, west of the mountain.
This creek flows to the Pumapampa River, a right affluent of the
Santa River.
Sources
Five-thousanders of the Andes
Mountains of the Department of Ancash
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