Tocra (mountain)

Coordinates: 13°47′36″S 70°35′33″W / 13.79333°S 70.59250°W / -13.79333; -70.59250
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Tocra
Tocra is located in Peru
Tocra
Tocra
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°47′36″S 70°35′33″W / 13.79333°S 70.59250°W / -13.79333; -70.59250
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Tocra (possibly from Quechua for faded, discolored, pale)[2] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea. Tocra lies east of the mountain Macho Ritti and northeast of the mountain Ananta. The lakes Mancacocha and Jomercocha lie south of Tocra.

References[edit]

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.