Tullpacocha

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.

Tullpacocha
Tullparaju mountain at the center and Tullpacocha lake beneath
Tullpacocha is located in Peru
Tullpacocha
Tullpacocha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates9°25′15″S 77°20′36″W[1]

References
  1. ign.gob.pe Archived 2013-10-04 at archive.today 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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