South America
Peru
Junín Department

Tiktiqucha

Tiktiqucha is a lake in located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, . Tiktiqucha lies near the mountain pass, southwest of a lake named Waqraqucha and southeast of the peak of .
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: body of water
  • Also known as: “Laguna Tictcocha” and “Titicocha”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jirish Mach’ay and Galera railway station.

Peak
Photo: Kabelleger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jirish Mach'ay is a mountain in the of , about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, . Jirish Mach'ay lies near the mountain pass, south-west of the mountain Tiktimach'ay and west of the lake Tiktiqucha.

Railway station
Photo: Sapfan, Public domain.
Galera is the third highest railway station in the Western Hemisphere, with an elevation of 4,781 m.

Peak
Tikti Mach'ay is a mountain in the of , about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, . Tikti Mach'ay is near the mountain pass, southeast of the peak of , northeast of and west of Waqraqucha. Tiktiqucha lies at its feet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ticlio.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a mountain pass and the highest point of the Central Highway of Peru, located in the Andes Mountains in the , Huarochirí Province, .

Tiktiqucha

Latitude
-11.60667° or 11° 36′ 24″ south
Longitude
-76.20069° or 76° 12′ 3″ west
Elevation
4,680 metres (15,354 feet)
Open location code
57W59QVX+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26975982
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
3968574
Wiki­data ID
Q18363714
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Tiktiqucha” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Galera and Chinchan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Arco de Ticlio and Jirishmachay.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tiktiqucha”. Photo: Kabelleger, CC BY-SA 3.0.