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Tawqan
Tawqan ( Quechua tawqa heap, pile, -n a suffix, hispanicized spelling Taucán) is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately . It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Aquia, Huallanca and Huasta, northwest of Chawpi Hanka.
The name of the mountain correlates with the name of a small lake at its feet at , Tawqanqucha in Quechua (hispanicized Laguna Taucán or Laguna Aguascocha Superior). Awasqucha (Laguna Aguascocha Inferior) lies immediately east of it. This is where the Ch'iyar Juqhu River ( Aymara for "black swamp", also spelled Chiurucu, Chiúrucu, Chuirucu) originates. Its waters flow to the Marañón River.