Tuqtuqucha Punta (
Quechua ''tuqtu'' broody hen, ''qucha'' lake, ''punta'' peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,
[ "hen lake peak", also spelled ''Tuctococha Punta'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the ]Huánuco Region
Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huán ...
, Huánuco Province
The Huánuco Province is one of 11 provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Huánuco.
History
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Political division
The p ...
, Santa María del Valle District
Santa María del Valle District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco in Peru.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the populatio ...
, and in the Yarowilca Province
The Yarowilca Province is the smallest of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is Chavinillo.
Boundaries
*North: Dos de Mayo Province
*East: Huánuco Province
*South: Lauricocha Province
*West: Dos de Mayo ...
, on the border of the districts of Aparicio Pomares and Chavinillo. It lies north of a lake named Tuqtuqucha.[
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Huánuco Region
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