T'uquyuq Explained

T'uquyuq
Elevation M:4400
Range:Cordillera Negra
Location:Peru, Ancash
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Label Position:right
Coordinates:-9.9939°N -77.5233°W

T'uquyuq (Quechua t'uqu a niche, hole or gap in the wall, -yuq a suffix, "the one with gaps in the wall", also spelled Tucuyoc) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4400m (14,400feet). It lies in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Tapacocha District, southwest of the lake and the mountain named Yanaqucha ("black lake").