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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 PeruTuctubambaTuctubambaPeru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Tuctubamba or Tuqtubamba (possibly from Quechua tuqtu broody hen, pampa a large plain, "broody hen plain") is a 5,240-metre-high (17,192 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. 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. Tuctubamba lies southeast of Taulliraju.

See also

References

  1. Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province 2 (Ancash Region)
  3. ^ 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. ^ 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.


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