Tullpacocha or Tulpacocha (possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in
Peru
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located in the
Ancash Region,
Huaraz Province
The Huaraz Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was created on August 5, 1857 during the presidency of Ramón Castilla. Geographically, the province is located over the Callejón de Huaylas and the western slopes o ...
,
Independencia District.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)] Tullpacocha lies in the
Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks ove ...
, southeast of
Palcaraju
Palcaraju (from Quechua ''pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa'' forked, branched, fork, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the region of Ancash within the Peruvian Andes
The Andes, Andes M ...
and
Pucaranra
Pucaranra (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''ranra'' stony; stony ground,) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high (although other sources cite an elevation of . It is located in Ancash, southwest of mount C ...
, southwest of
Chinchey
Chinchey, also known as Rurichinchay, is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the region of Ancash, most precisely between the districts of Aco (in Carhuaz Province), Independencia (in Huaraz Province), ...
and
Tullparaju
Tullparaju (possibly from Quechua ''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, In ...
and northwest of
Andavite
Andavite (possibly from Quechua ''anta'' copper, ''p'iti'' dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption) or Chopiraju is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located northeast of the village of Pi ...
, at the very end of the
Quilcayhuanca
Quilcayhuanca (possibly from Quechua ''qillqay'' to write, ''wank'a'' rock, possibly "rock with inscriptions"), Quillcay, Quilcay or Qelkaywanka is a river in the Ancash Region in Peru. gorge.
References
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Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Ancash Region