Tawqan

Tawqan (Quechua tawqa heap, pile, -n a suffix,[2] Hispanicized spelling Taucán)[3] is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Aquia, Huallanca and Huasta,[1] northwest of Chawpi Hanka.

This article is about the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Tawqa (disambiguation).
Tawqan
Tawqan is located in Peru
Tawqan
Tawqan
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates09°58′41″S 77°01′23″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wallanka

The name of the mountain correlates with the name of a small lake at its feet at 9°59′00″S 77°00′26″W, Tawqanqucha in Quechua (Hispanicized Laguna Taucán or Laguna Aguascocha Superior).[4] Awasqucha (Laguna Aguascocha Inferior) lies immediately east of it.[4] This is where the Ch'iyar Juqhu River (Aymara for "black swamp", also spelled Chiurucu, Chiúrucu, Chuirucu) originates. Its waters flow to the Marañón River.

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region) (unnamed)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. "Audiencia Pública en Chiuruco". Infohuallanca. Retrieved December 13, 2015. see images of Nevado Taucán and Laguna Taucán
  4. Inventario de Fuentes de Agua y Padrón de Usarios en el AID - Hilarión


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