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Lake Tambococha

Coordinates: 10°9′24″S 76°39′56″W / 10.15667°S 76.66556°W / -10.15667; -76.66556
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Lake Tambococha
Lake Tambococha is located in Peru
Lake Tambococha
Lake Tambococha
LocationHuanuco Region
Coordinates10°9′24″S 76°39′56″W / 10.15667°S 76.66556°W / -10.15667; -76.66556
Basin countriesPeru
Surface elevation3,800 metres (12,467 ft)[1]

Lake Tambococha[1][2] (possibly from Quechua tampu inn, qucha lake)[3] is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, at the border of the districts Cauri and Jesús.[2] It lies at a height of about 3,800 metres (12,467 ft), between mountain Pinculloc in the northwest and Canchamachay in the southeast.[1][2]

Tampuqucha is situated near an Inca road and near the archaeological site of Tunsukancha (or Tunsunkancha).[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Laguna Tambococha". mincetur. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)