Tullpacocha Explained

Tullpacocha
Pushpin Map:	Peru
Location:	Peru Ancash Region
Coords:	-9.4208°N -77.3433°W^[1]

Tullpacocha or Tulpacocha (possibly from Quechua tullpa rustic cooking-fire, stove, qucha lake,^{[2] [3]}) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District.^[4] Tullpacocha lies in the Cordillera Blanca, southeast of Palcaraju and Pucaranra, southwest of Chinchey and Tullparaju and northwest of Andavite, at the very end of the Quilcayhuanca gorge.

Notes and References

1. http://www.ign.gob.pe/ign.php?PG=Nomenclatorp&OPC=11&paginasok=299 ign.gob.pe
2. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer/Vocabulario%20comparativo%20Quechua%20ecuator%20Quechua%20ancash%20-%2020%20Oct%2006.PDF Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English
3. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua
4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)