Tuqllarahu

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Tuqllarahu
Elevation 6,034 m (19,797 ft)[1]
Location
Tuqllarahu
Peru
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Range Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Coordinates 9°21′12″S 77°23′59″W / 9.35333°S 77.39972°W / -9.35333; -77.39972Coordinates: 9°21′12″S 77°23′59″W / 9.35333°S 77.39972°W / -9.35333; -77.39972
Climbing
First ascent 1939: W. Brecht, H. Schweiser[2]

Tuqllarahu (Quechua tuqlla trap,[3] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[4] "snow covered trap mountain", hispanicized spelling Tocllaraju) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru,[5] about 6,034 m (19,797 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, north east of the mountains Pukaranra and Pallqarahu.

References

  1. ↑ allthemountains.com Map of a part of the Cordillera Real
  2. ↑ andeshandbook.org
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: tuqlla - s. Trampa. Artificio que se arma para cazar animales vivos.
  4. ↑ babylon.com
  5. ↑ www.andix.com Map of the Cordillera Blanca

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