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.
| Tawqan | |
|---|---|
  Tawqan Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 09°58′41″S 77°01′23″W / 9.97806°S 77.02306°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, 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 / 9.98333°S 77.00722°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
edit- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region) (unnamed)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ "Audiencia Pública en Chiuruco". Infohuallanca. Retrieved December 13, 2015. see images of Nevado Taucán and Laguna Taucán
- ^ a b Inventario de Fuentes de Agua y Padrón de Usarios en el AID - Hilarión
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