Tuqtu (Canchis-Quispicanchi)

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Tuqtu
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Tuqtu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 13°54′06″S71°24′45″W / 13.90167°S 71.41250°W / -13.90167; -71.41250 Coordinates: 13°54′06″S71°24′45″W / 13.90167°S 71.41250°W / -13.90167; -71.41250  
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Quispicanchi Province
Parent range Andes

Tuqtu (Quechua for "broody hen", [2] also spelled Tucto) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Cusipata District. Tuqtu lies northwest of Tiklla Q'asa, near Hatun Ch'aqu, south of it.

Andes oo la laa

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Peru republic in South America

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An intermittent stream originates east of Hatun Ch'aqu and Tuqtu. Its waters flow to the Ch'illkamayu in the south. The Ch'illkamayu is a right tributary of the Willkanuta River. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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