Tuco,escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region) Tuku, Tucu (possibly from Quechua ''tuku'',
owl
Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes (), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers a ...
) or Huanaco Punta (possibly from Quechua ''wanaku''
guanaco
The guanaco ( ; ''Lama guanicoe'') is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids; the other species is the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations.
Etymology
The gua ...
and Spanish ''punta'' peak, ridge; first, before, in front of)homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006: Spanish ''Casa'', Kichwa ''Wasi'', Ancash Quechua ''Wayi'', English ''House'' is a mountain 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 ...
in
South America
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. Its summit is ) high and it is one of the southernmost peaks in the snow-capped
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 ...
in northwestern central
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 ...
. Tuco 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, ...
Catac District
Catac District is one of ten districts of the Recuay Province in Peru. Its seat is Catac.
Geography
The southern part of the Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca (Spanish for "white range") is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the ...
. It is situated northeast of Caullaraju, between Challhua in the west and Pastoruri in the east.
Other neighboring peaks are Juchuraju or Condorjitanca () and Santón ().Raju Cutac () is the only peak further south in the Cordillera Blanca.
A stream also named Tuco originates near the mountain and flows out to lakes Aguashcocha and Conococha, at the headwaters of
Santa River
The Santa River () is a river in the South American Andes mountain range in the Ancash Region of northwest central Peru.
River course
Lake Conococha, at an altitude of 4,050 m above sea level and at , is considered the headwaters of the Santa R ...