Chalhuacocha (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 ...

''challwa'' fish, ''qucha'' lake, "fish lake") is a lake in

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 ...

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, ...

, Huari Province,

Huari District Huari is one of the 16 districts that integrates the Peruvian Huari Province in the Ancash region. The district consists of the city of Huari, 15 small villages and 22 annexes. History Tradition says that Huari was founded by Juán Huarín. The ...

. It is situated at a height of comprising an area of . Chalhuacocha lies near the Rurichinchay valley, northeast of the peak of Rurichinchay.

References

Lakes of Peru Lakes of the Department of Ancash {{Ancash-geo-stub