T'uruqucha (Huaylas)

Coordinates: 8°44′05″S 77°40′08″W / 8.73472°S 77.66889°W / -8.73472; -77.66889
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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[edit]

  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)