Taullicocha (Ancash)

Taullicocha or Tawlliqucha (Quechua tawlli a kind of legume[3] (a lupinus species), qucha lake,[4] "tawlli lake", also spelled Taullicocha, Taulliqocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.[5] It is situated at a height of 4,426 m (14,521 ft) comprising an area of 0.133766 km2 (133,766 m2).[2] Taullicocha lies southeast of Pucajirca and southwest of Taulliraju.[5]

For the lake in the Huánuco Region, see Tawlliqucha (Huánuco).
Taullicocha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates8°54′18″S 77°35′12″W[1]
Surface area0.133766 km2 (133,766 m2)[2]
Surface elevation4,426 m (14,521 ft)[2]

The Santa Cruz (Quechua for "white river") originates near Taullicocha. It is a right tributary of the Santa River.

References
  1. ign.gob.pe Archived 2013-08-26 at Archive.today IGN, Peru, Lagunas con nombre: Taullicocha 08°54'18 S 77°35'12 W
  2. Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  3. 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
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)


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