Tancancocha (possibly from Quechua ''tanka'' fork, a deep bifurcation, ''-n'' a

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, ''qucha'' lake, "lake of the bifurcation") is a mountain in the north of the Huallanca mountain range in the

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at a small lake of that name. The mountain reaches an altitude of approximately . It is located in the

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, in the districts of Aquia and Huallanca. The lake named Tancancocha lies in the Huallanca District at , northeast of the peak.

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