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Tuku
Tuku
Wanaku Punta
Highest point
Elevation	5,479 m (17,976 ft)
Geography
	Tuku Peru
Location	Peru, Ancash Region
Region	PE
Parent range	Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent	1-1963 via N.W. slopes

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Tuku (Quechua for owl,^[2] hispanicized spellings Tuco, Tucu) or Wanaku Punta (Quechua wanaku guanaco, Ancash Quechua punta first, before, in front of, hispanicized Huanaco Punta)^[2]^[3]^[4] 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. Tuku is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Aquia District and in the Recuay Province, Catac District.^[5]^[6] It is situated northeast of Qiwllarahu, between Challwa in the west and Pastu Ruri in the east.

Other neighboring peaks are K'uchurahu ("edge mountain with snow", Juchuraju) (5,392 m (17,690 ft)) and Santun (5,100 m (16,700 ft)). Rahu Kutaq (Rahut'una) (5,355 m (17,569 ft)) is the only peak further south in the Cordillera Blanca.

The glacial lakes on the southern flank of Tuku are the source of the Tuku River which flows to the south along the villages of Tuku (Tuco) and Tuku Mach'ay ("owl cave", Tuco Macray) to a lake named Awashqucha (Ahuashcocha) and then southwest to Quñuqqucha. With a length of 30 km (19 mi) Tuku River is the main tributary of Quñuqqucha. From there the Santa River flows along the Cordillera Blanca into the Pacific Ocean.

Sources

^ ^a ^b Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
^ ^a ^b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
^ 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
^ John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers, see sketch map on p. 90
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
^ batguano.com Map of the Cordillera Blanca

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[neate-1] Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994

[laime-2] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.

[3] .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

[4] John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers, see sketch map on p. 90

[5] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)

[6] tguano.com Map of the Cordillera Blanca

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-'''Tuku''' ([[Quechua language|Quechua]] for [[owl]],<ref name=laime>{{Ref Laime}}</ref> hispanicized spellings ''Tuco, Tucu'') or '''Wanaku Punta''' (Quechua ''wanaku'' [[guanaco]], [[Ancash Quechua]] ''punta'' first, before, in front of, hispanicized ''Huanaco Punta'')<ref name=laime/><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><ref>John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers, see sketch map on p. 90</ref> is a mountain in the [[Andes]] in [[South America]]. Its summit is {{convert|5479|m|abbr=on}}) and it is one of the southernmost peaks in the snow-capped [[Cordillera Blanca]] in northwestern central [[Peru]]. Tuku is located in the [[Ancash Region]], [[Bolognesi Province]], [[Aquia District]] and in the [[Recuay Province]], [[Catac District]].<ref>escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)</ref><ref>[http://www.andix.com/huaraz_maps/huaraz3.html andix.com] Map of a part of the Cordillera Blanca</ref> It is situated northeast of [[Qiwllarahu]], between [[Challwa]] in the west and [[Pastoruri Glacier|Pastururi]] in the east.
+'''Tuku''' ([[Quechua language|Quechua]] for [[owl]],<ref name=laime>{{Ref Laime}}</ref> hispanicized spellings ''Tuco, Tucu'') or '''Wanaku Punta''' (Quechua ''wanaku'' [[guanaco]], [[Ancash Quechua]] ''punta'' first, before, in front of, hispanicized ''Huanaco Punta'')<ref name=laime/><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><ref>John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers, see sketch map on p. 90</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]]. Tuku is located in the [[Ancash Region]], [[Bolognesi Province]], [[Aquia District]] and in the [[Recuay Province]], [[Catac District]].<ref>escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)</ref><ref>[http://www.batguano.com/hamlet/peru2005/maps/cbmapb.jpg batguano.com] Map of the Cordillera Blanca</ref> It is situated northeast of [[Qiwllarahu]], between [[Challwa]] in the west and [[Pastoruri Glacier|Pastu Ruri]] in the east.
-Other neighboring peaks are K'uchurahu ("edge mountain with snow", ''Juchuraju'') ({{convert|5392|m|abbr=on}}) and [[Santun]]  ({{convert|5100|m|ft|abbr=on}}). Rahut'una ''(Rajutuna)'' ({{convert|5360|m|ft|abbr=on}}) is the only peak further south in the Cordillera Blanca.
+Other neighboring peaks are K'uchurahu ("edge mountain with snow", ''Juchuraju'') ({{convert|5392|m|abbr=on}}) and [[Santun]]  ({{convert|5100|m|ft|abbr=on}}). [[Rahu Kutaq]] (Rahut'una) ({{convert|5355|m|ft|abbr=on}}) is the only peak further south in the Cordillera Blanca.
-The glacial lakes on the southern flank of Tuku are the source of the Tuku River which flows to the south along the villages of Tuku ''(Tuco)'' and Tuku Mach'ay ("owl cave", ''Tuco Macray'') to the lake Awashqucha ''(Ahuashcocha)'' and then southwest to  [[Quñuqqucha]]. With a length of {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} Tuku River is the main tributary of Quñuqqucha. From there the [[Santa River|Santa]] River flows along the Cordillera Blanca into the [[Pacific Ocean]].
+The glacial lakes on the southern flank of Tuku are the source of the Tuku River which flows to the south along the villages of Tuku ''(Tuco)'' and Tuku Mach'ay ("owl cave", ''Tuco Macray'') to a lake named Awashqucha ''(Ahuashcocha)'' and then southwest to  [[Quñuqqucha]]. With a length of {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} Tuku River is the main tributary of Quñuqqucha. From there the [[Santa River|Santa]] River flows along the Cordillera Blanca into the [[Pacific Ocean]].
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