T'uruqucha (

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

''t'uru'' mud, ''qucha'' lake, "mud lake", also spelled ''Torococha'') is a lake in the

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. It is located in the

Ancash Region Ancash (; ) is a department and region in western 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 is the city of Huaraz, ...

, Pallasca Province,

Conchucos District Conchucos District is one of eleven districts of the Pallasca Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Anka Pata at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Some of the lakes in the district are Chall ...

References

Lakes of Peru Lakes of the Department of Ancash {{Ancash-geo-stub