Wira Challwa (Quechua wira fat, challwa fish,[2] "fat fish", Hispanicized spelling Huirachaygua) is a 4,760-metre-high (15,617 ft) 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.[1][3]
Wira Challwa | |
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![]() ![]() Wira Challwa Peru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,760 m (15,620 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 12°28′55″S 75°25′46″W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Junín Region |
Parent range | Andes |
The little lake named Wira Challwa lies northeast of the mountain at 12°28′27″S 75°25′21″W.
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