T'uruqucha (Huaylas)

This article is about the lake in the Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see T'uruqucha.
T'uruqucha
T'uruqucha is located in Peru
T'uruqucha
T'uruqucha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates8°44′05″S 77°40′08″W / 8.73472°S 77.66889°W / -8.73472; -77.66889[1]

T'uruqucha (Quechua t'uru mud, qucha lake,[2] "mud lake", also spelled Torococha) is a lake in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District, northeast of Pilanku.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Lagunas Con Nombre". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)


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