Tampuqucha

Tampuqucha
Location Huanuco Region
Coordinates 10°9′24″S 76°39′56″W / 10.15667°S 76.66556°WCoordinates: 10°9′24″S 76°39′56″W / 10.15667°S 76.66556°W
Basin countries Peru
Surface elevation 3,800 metres (12,467 ft)[1]

Tampuqucha (Quechua tampu inn, qucha lake,[2] "tampu lake", hispanicized spelling Tambococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, at the border of the districts Cauri and Jesús. It lies at a height of about 3,800 metres (12,467 ft), between the mountain Pinkuylluq (Pinculloc) in the northwest and Kanchamach'ay (Canchamachay) in the southeast.[1][3]

Tampuqucha is situated near the Inca route known as Qhapaq Ñan and near the archaeological site of Tunsukancha (or Tunsunkancha).

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Laguna Tambococha". mincetur. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)