Tawlli Qaqa (Quechua tawlli a kind of legume, qaqa rock,[2][3] "tawlli rock", also spelled Taullijaja) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. Tawlli Qaqa lies at the Yuraqmayu valley (Santa Cruz gorge) south of Kitarahu, southwest of Kitaqucha (Quechua for "dam lake") and northwest of Hatunqucha (Quechua for "big lake").[1][3]
| Tawlli Qaqa | |
|---|---|
  Tawlli Qaqa Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 8°55′01″S 77°40′16″W / 8.91694°S 77.67111°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
References edit
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
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