Tullpacocha

Tullpacocha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 9°25′15″S 77°20′36″W / 9.42083°S 77.34333°W / -9.42083; -77.34333Coordinates: 9°25′15″S 77°20′36″W / 9.42083°S 77.34333°W / -9.42083; -77.34333[1]

Tullpacocha or Tulpacocha (possibly from Quechua tullpa rustic cooking-fire, stove, qucha lake,[2][3]) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District.[4] Tullpacocha lies in the Cordillera Blanca, southeast of Palcaraju and Pucaranra, southwest of Chinchey and Tullparaju and northwest of Andavite, at the very end of the Quilcayhuanca gorge.

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru, retrieved on October 4, 2013
  2. ↑ Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English (pdf)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)
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