Tawqan ( Quechua ''tawqa'' heap, pile, ''-n'' a

suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...

, Hispanicized spelling ''Taucán'') is a mountain in the

Wallanka Huallanca (possibly from Quechua for "mountain range" and a cactus plant ''(Opuntia subulata'')), also known as Burro ( Spanish for "donkey"), is a ) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is the highest peak in the Huallanca mountain range. Hu ...

mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately . It is located in the

Ancash Region Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...

Bolognesi Province The Bolognesi Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru. Overview The province originally was part of Cajatambo Province (part of Lima Region since 1916) until 1903, when it was split off and named after Col. Francisco Bolognes ...

, in the districts of Aquia, Huallanca and Huasta, northwest of

Chawpi Hanka Chaupijanca or Chaupi Janca (possibly from Quechua ''chawpi'' central, middle, ''hanka'' snowcapped ridge or peak; ice, "central ridge (or peak)") is a mountain in the Huallanca (or Chaupijanca) mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is loca ...

. The name of the mountain correlates with the name of a small lake at its feet at , Tawqanqucha in Quechua (Hispanicized ''Laguna Taucán'' or ''Laguna Aguascocha Superior''). Awasqucha (''Laguna Aguascocha Inferior'') lies immediately east of it. 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.

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Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub