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

Tuco, Tuku, Tucu (possibly from Quechua tuku, owl) or Huanaco Punta (possibly from Quechua wanaku guanaco and Spanish punta peak, ridge; first, before, in front of) 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. It is situated northeast of Caullaraju, between Challhua in the west and Pastoruri in the east.

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

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

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Nevado Tuco para niños

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