Lake Tambococha Explained

Coords:	-10.1567°N -76.6656°W
Pushpin Map:	Peru
Basin Countries:	Peru
Elevation:	3800m (12,500feet)^[1]
Lake Tambococha

Lake Tambococha^[1] (possibly from Quechua tampu inn, qucha lake)^[2] is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, at the border of the districts Cauri and Jesús. It lies at a height of about 3800m (12,500feet), between mountain Pinculloc in the northwest and Canchamachay in the southeast.^[3]

Tampuqucha is situated near an Inca road and near the archaeological site of Tunsukancha (or Tunsunkancha).

See also

• List of lakes in Peru

Notes and References

1. Web site: Laguna Tambococha. . mincetur. April 25, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234357/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=4917. April 26, 2014.
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 Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)