Wachwa | |
Elevation M: | 5300 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes |
Location: | Peru, Lima Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -11.6497°N -76.3228°W |
Wachwa (Quechua for Andean goose,[2] [3] [4] Hispanicized spelling Huachhua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5300m (17,400feet) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, on the border of the districts of Carampoma and Chicla.[1] Wachwa lies southwest of Ukrupata and Millpu and southeast of the lake named Wachwaqucha (Quechua for "Andean goose lake", Hispanicized and broken name Huachuguacocha).