Tawlliqucha (Huánuco)

Tawlliqucha (Quechua tawlli a kind of legume,[2] qucha lake, lagoon,[3] hispanicized spelling Taulicocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District.[4] It lies southeast of the larger lake named Lawriqucha, near the village of Tawlliqucha (Taulicocha).

For the lake in the Ancash Region, see Tawlliqucha (Ancash).
Tawlliqucha
Tawlliqucha
LocationPeru
Huánuco Region
Coordinates10°19′54″S 76°44′04″W[1]

References
  1. ign.gob.pe Archived 2013-08-26 at Archive.today IGN, Peru, Lagunas con nombre: Taulicocha 10°19'54 S 76°44'04 W, retrieved on August 26, 2013
  2. Ana Arias Torre, Toponimia de Ticabamba, in LETRAS, Órgano de la Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas , Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 2002: tawlli - Tipo de legumbre, muy parecido al chocho
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)


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