T'uruqucha (Ancash)

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T'uruqucha
Location Peru
Ancash Region
Coordinates 8°18′47″S77°43′10″W / 8.31306°S 77.71944°W / -8.31306; -77.71944 Coordinates: 8°18′47″S77°43′10″W / 8.31306°S 77.71944°W / -8.31306; -77.71944 [1]

T'uruqucha (Quechua t'uru mud, qucha lake, [2] "mud lake", also spelled Torococha) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Pallasca Province, Conchucos District. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lagunas Con Nombre". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  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 Pallasca Province (Ancash Region)


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