Challhua
(possibly from
Quechua 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 in the
Andes of
Peru, about
high (IGN Peru map cites an elevation of ).
Challhua is located in the
Ancash Region
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern 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 i ...
,
Bolognesi Province
The Bolognesi Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Overview
The province originally was part of Cajatambo Province (part of Lima Region since 1916) until 1903, when it was split off and named after Col. Francisco Bolognes ...
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Aquia District
Aquia District is one of fifteen districts of the province Bolognesi in Peru.
Geography
The 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 ...
and in the
Recuay Province,
Catac District.
[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
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Ancash Region
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