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'''Tuco,'''<ref>John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers.2015</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.batguano.com/hamlet/peru2005/maps/cbmapb.jpg|title=Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.|last=Díaz|first=Felipe|year=2008–2009}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)</ref> '''Tuku,'''<ref name=neate/> '''Tucu'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000|publisher=Oesterreichischer Alpenverein|year=2005|isbn=3-937530-05-3}}</ref> (possibly from [[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''tuku'', [[owl]])<ref name="laime">{{Ref Laime}}</ref> or '''Huanaco Punta'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i)|publisher=IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)}}</ref> (possibly from Quechua ''wanaku'' [[guanaco]] and Spanish ''punta'' peak, ridge; first, before, in front of)<ref name=laime/><ref>David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185</ref><ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer/Vocabulario%20comparativo%20Quechua%20ecuator%20Quechua%20ancash%20-%2020%20Oct%2006.PDF homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer] Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006: Spanish ''Casa'', Kichwa ''Wasi'', Ancash Quechua ''Wayi'', English ''House''</ref> is a mountain in the [[Andes]] in [[South America]]. Its summit is {{convert|5479|m|abbr=on}}) high and it is one of the southernmost peaks in the snow-capped [[Cordillera Blanca]] in northwestern central [[Peru]]. Tuco is located in the [[Ancash Region]], [[Bolognesi Province]], [[Aquia District]] and in the [[Recuay Province]], [[Catac District]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> It is situated northeast of [[Caullaraju]], between [[Challhua]] in the west and [[Pastoruri Glacier|Pastoruri]] in the east.<ref name=":1" />
'''Tuco Salamanca,'''<ref>John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers.2015</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.batguano.com/hamlet/peru2005/maps/cbmapb.jpg|title=Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.|last=Díaz|first=Felipe|year=2008–2009}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)</ref> '''Tuku,'''<ref name=neate/> '''Tucu'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000|publisher=Oesterreichischer Alpenverein|year=2005|isbn=3-937530-05-3}}</ref> (possibly from [[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''tuku'', [[owl]])<ref name="laime">{{Ref Laime}}</ref> or '''Huanaco Punta'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i)|publisher=IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)}}</ref> (possibly from Quechua ''wanaku'' [[guanaco]] and Spanish ''punta'' peak, ridge; first, before, in front of)<ref name=laime/><ref>David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185</ref><ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer/Vocabulario%20comparativo%20Quechua%20ecuator%20Quechua%20ancash%20-%2020%20Oct%2006.PDF homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer] Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006: Spanish ''Casa'', Kichwa ''Wasi'', Ancash Quechua ''Wayi'', English ''House''</ref> is a mountain in the [[Andes]] in [[South America]]. Its summit is {{convert|5479|m|abbr=on}}) high and it is one of the southernmost peaks in the snow-capped [[Cordillera Blanca]] in northwestern central [[Peru]]. Tuco is located in the [[Ancash Region]], [[Bolognesi Province]], [[Aquia District]] and in the [[Recuay Province]], [[Catac District]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> It is situated northeast of [[Caullaraju]], between [[Challhua]] in the west and [[Pastoruri Glacier|Pastoruri]] in the east.<ref name=":1" />


Other neighboring peaks are Juchuraju or Condorjitanca ({{convert|5392|m|abbr=on}}) and [[Santón]] ({{convert|5100|m|ft|abbr=on}}).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> [[Raju Cutac]] ({{convert|5355|m|ft|abbr=on}}) is the only peak further south in the Cordillera Blanca.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Other neighboring peaks are Juchuraju or Condorjitanca ({{convert|5392|m|abbr=on}}) and [[Santón]] ({{convert|5100|m|ft|abbr=on}}).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> [[Raju Cutac]] ({{convert|5355|m|ft|abbr=on}}) is the only peak further south in the Cordillera Blanca.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

Revision as of 12:35, 11 July 2023

Tuco Salamanca
Tuku, Huanaco Punta
Tuco
Highest point
Elevation5,479 m (17,976 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°55′27″S 77°11′57″W / 9.92417°S 77.19917°W / -9.92417; -77.19917
Geography
Tuco Salamanca is located in Peru
Tuco Salamanca
Tuco Salamanca
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent1-1963 via N.W. slopes[1]

Tuco Salamanca,[2][3][4] Tuku,[1] Tucu[5] (possibly from Quechua tuku, owl)[6] or Huanaco Punta[7] (possibly from Quechua wanaku guanaco and Spanish punta peak, ridge; first, before, in front of)[6][8][9] is a mountain in the Andes in South America. Its summit is 5,479 m (17,976 ft)) high and it is one of the southernmost peaks in the snow-capped Cordillera Blanca in northwestern central Peru. Tuco is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Aquia District and in the Recuay Province, Catac District.[4] It is situated northeast of Caullaraju, between Challhua in the west and Pastoruri in the east.[7]

Other neighboring peaks are Juchuraju or Condorjitanca (5,392 m (17,690 ft)) and Santón (5,100 m (16,700 ft)).[5][7] Raju Cutac (5,355 m (17,569 ft)) is the only peak further south in the Cordillera Blanca.[5][7]

A stream also named Tuco originates near the mountain and flows out to lakes Aguashcocha and Conococha, at the headwaters of Santa River.[5][7]

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  2. ^ John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers.2015
  3. ^ Díaz, Felipe (2008–2009). Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.
  4. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
  5. ^ a b c d Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  6. ^ a b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  7. ^ a b c d e Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  8. ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  9. ^ homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006: Spanish Casa, Kichwa Wasi, Ancash Quechua Wayi, English House