Lake Tambococha | |
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Location | Huanuco Region |
Coordinates | 10°9′24″S 76°39′56″W / 10.15667°S 76.66556°W |
Basin countries | Peru |
Surface elevation | 3,800 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]
Lake Tambococha | |
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Location | Huanuco Region |
Coordinates | 10°9′24″S 76°39′56″W / 10.15667°S 76.66556°W |
Basin countries | Peru |
Surface elevation | 3,800 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]