Tullpacocha or Tulpacocha (possibly from Quechua tullpa rustic cooking-fire, stove, qucha lake,[2][3]) is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Independencia District.[4] Tullpacocha lies in the Cordillera Blanca, southeast of Palcaraju and Pucaranra, southwest of Chinchey and Tullparaju and northwest of Andavite, at the very end of the Quilcayhuanca gorge.
Tullpacocha | |
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![]() Tullparaju mountain at the center and Tullpacocha lake beneath | |
![]() ![]() Tullpacocha | |
Location | Peru Ancash Region |
Coordinates | 9°25′15″S 77°20′36″W[1] |