Location Huanuco Region Surface elevation 3,800 m | Basin countries Peru | |
Tampuqucha (Quechua tampu inn, qucha lake, "tampu lake", hispanicized spelling Tambococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, at the border of the districts Cauri and Jesús. It lies at a height of about 3,800 metres (12,467 ft), between the mountain Pinkuylluq (Pinculloc) in the northwest and Kanchamach'ay (Canchamachay) in the southeast.
Tampuqucha is situated near the Inca route known as Qhapaq Ñan and near the archaeological site of Tunsukancha (or Tunsunkancha).
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