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Tuctubamba

Coordinates: 8°54′12″S 77°33′30″W / 8.90333°S 77.55833°W / -8.90333; -77.55833
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Tuctubamba
Tuctubamba as seen from below Punta Unión
Highest point
Elevation5,240 m (17,190 ft)
Coordinates8°54′12″S 77°33′30″W / 8.90333°S 77.55833°W / -8.90333; -77.55833
Geography
Tuctubamba is located in Peru
Tuctubamba
Tuctubamba
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Tuctubamba[1][2] or Tuqtubamba[3] (possibly from Quechua tuqtu broody hen, pampa a large plain,[4] "broody hen plain") is a 5,240-metre-high (17,192 ft)[3][5] mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.[5] It is situated in the Ancash Region, at the border of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province, Lucma District, the Pomabamba Province, Huayllán District, and the Yungay Province, Yanama District.[2] Tuctubamba lies southeast of Taulliraju.[2][6]

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  1. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province 2 (Ancash Region)
  3. ^ a b Ricker, John (1977). Yuraq Janka: A Guide to the Peruvian Andes. The Mountaineers Books. p. 69.
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  5. ^ a b Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-928777-57-2.
  6. ^ "Andes. Perú. Cordillera Blanca. Errores u omisiones. El Taulliraju Sur confundido con el Tuctubamba. Parte I". Andes Info. Retrieved January 29, 2015.