Tucuhuachana

Tucuhuachana (possibly from quechua tuku owl, wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[2][3] "where the owl is born") is mountain in the Carabaya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000-metre (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ituata District. Tucuhuachana lies southwest of Pumajolluni, northeast of Queroni and southeast of Allpajata. The little lake east of it is named Vilajota (possibly from Aymara for "red lake").[1]

For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Tuku Wachanan.
Tucuhuachana
Tucuhuachana is located in Peru
Tucuhuachana
Tucuhuachana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°04′26″S 70°14′21″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Parent rangeAndes, Carabaya

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map Crucero District 2 (Puno Region)
  2. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. 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)


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