T'uruyuq

T'uruyuq
T'uruyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°25′14″S 75°39′58″W / 12.42056°S 75.66611°W / -12.42056; -75.66611Coordinates: 12°25′14″S 75°39′58″W / 12.42056°S 75.66611°W / -12.42056; -75.66611
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

T'uruyuq (Quechua t'uru mud, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with mud", hispanicized spelling Toroyoc) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,400 m (17,700 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Huantan and Laraos. T'uruyuq lies southwest of Lanranyuq and northeast of Wamp'una.[1]

References

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