Tawlliqucha (Ancash)

For the lake in the Huánuco Region, see Tawlliqucha (Huánuco).
Tawlliqucha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°54′18″S 77°35′12″W / 8.90500°S 77.58667°W / -8.90500; -77.58667Coordinates: 8°54′18″S 77°35′12″W / 8.90500°S 77.58667°W / -8.90500; -77.58667[1]

Tawlliqucha (Quechua tawlli a kind of legume,[2] qucha lake, lagoon, [3] hispanicized spelling Taullicocha, also Taulliqocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.[4] It lies southeast of the mountain Pukahirka and southwest of the Tawllirahu.

The little river Yuraqmayu originates near Tawlliqucha. It is a right tributary of the Santa River.

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru, Lagunas con nombre: Taullicocha 08°54'18 S 77°35'12 W
  2. ↑ Ana Arias Torre, Toponimia de Ticabamba, in LETRAS, Órgano de la Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas , Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 2002: tawlli - Tipo de legumbre, muy parecido al chocho
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region) showing "Lago Taullicocha"


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