What is "tankanqucha"

Tankanqucha ( Quechua tanka fork, a deep bifurcation, -n a suffix, qucha lake, "lake of the bifurcation", hispanicized spelling Tancancocha) is a mountain in the north of the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru at a small lake of that name. The mountain reaches an altitude of approximately . It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, in the districts of Aquia and Huallanca.

The lake named Tankanqucha lies in the Huallanca District at , northeast of the peak.