Tullpacocha or Tulpacocha (possibly from
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 ...
''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''qucha'' lake,) is a lake in
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 ...
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, ...
,
Huaraz Province,
Independencia District.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)] Tullpacocha lies in the
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 ...
, southeast of
Palcaraju and
Pucaranra, southwest of
Chinchey and
Tullparaju
Tullparaju (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''tullpa'' rustic cooking-fire, stove, ''rahu'' snow, ice, mountain with snow) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Hua ...
and northwest of
Andavite, at the very end of the
Quilcayhuanca
Quilcayhuanca (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''qillqay'' to write, ''wank'a'' rock, possibly "rock with inscriptions"), Quillcay, Quilcay or Qelkaywanka is a river in the Ancash Region in Peru. gorge.
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Lakes of Peru
Lakes of the Department of Ancash