# Tuctopunta

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**Tuctopunta**[1][2] (possibly from [Quechua](/source/Quechua_language) *tuqtu* broody hen, *punta* peak; ridge; first, before, in front of)[3][4][5] is a 5,343-metre (17,530-foot)[1][2] mountain in the [Cordillera Blanca](/source/Cordillera_Blanca) in the [Andes](/source/Andes) of [Peru](/source/Peru). It is located in the [Ancash Region](/source/Ancash_Region), [Huaraz Province](/source/Huaraz_Province), [Olleros District](/source/Olleros_District,_Huaraz). Tuctopunta lies northwest of [Tuctu](/source/Tuctu_(Ancash)) and southwest of [Uruashraju](/source/Uruashraju) and Arhuay.[6]

## References

1. *Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000*. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.

1. *Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i)*. IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)

1. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185

1. [Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash](http://de.scribd.com/doc/117176164/Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash-20-Oct-06)

1. [http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/documents/10156/1367926/ugel_huaraz.pdf](http://escale.minedu.gob.pe/documents/10156/1367926/ugel_huaraz.pdf) - UGEL map of Huaraz Province (Ancash)

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