Tawqan

Tawqan (Quechua tawqa heap, pile, -n a suffix,[2] Hispanicized spelling Taucán)[3] is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Aquia, Huallanca and Huasta,[1] northwest of Chawpi Hanka.

This article is about the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Tawqa (disambiguation).
Tawqan
Tawqan
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates09°58′41″S 77°01′23″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wallanka

The name of the mountain correlates with the name of a small lake at its feet at 9°59′00″S 77°00′26″W, Tawqanqucha in Quechua (Hispanicized Laguna Taucán or Laguna Aguascocha Superior).[4] Awasqucha (Laguna Aguascocha Inferior) lies immediately east of it.[4] This is where the Ch'iyar Juqhu River (Aymara for "black swamp", also spelled Chiurucu, Chiúrucu, Chuirucu) originates. Its waters flow to the Marañón River.

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region) (unnamed)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  3. "Audiencia Pública en Chiuruco". Infohuallanca. Retrieved December 13, 2015. see images of Nevado Taucán and Laguna Taucán
  4. Inventario de Fuentes de Agua y Padrón de Usarios en el AID - Hilarión


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