T'uruqucha (Huaylas)

This article is about the lake in the Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see T'uruqucha.
T'uruqucha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°44′05″S 77°40′08″W / 8.73472°S 77.66889°W / -8.73472; -77.66889Coordinates: 8°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, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)


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