Taullicocha (Ancash)
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Taullicocha or Tawlliqucha (Quechua tawlli a kind of legume (a lupinus species), qucha lake, "tawlli lake", also spelled Taullicocha, Taulliqocha) is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District. It is situated at a height of 4,426 m (14,521 ft) comprising an area of 0.133766 km2 (133,766 m2). Taullicocha lies southeast of Pucajirca and southwest of Taulliraju.
The Santa Cruz (Quechua for "white river") originates near Taullicocha. It is a right tributary of the Santa River.
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