Tukumach'ay (Jauja)

For the mountain in the Yauli Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Tukumach'ay (Yauli).
Tukumach'ay
Tukumach'ay

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,350 m (17,550 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°55′09″S 75°58′33″W / 11.91917°S 75.97583°W / -11.91917; -75.97583Coordinates: 11°55′09″S 75°58′33″W / 11.91917°S 75.97583°W / -11.91917; -75.97583 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Paryaqaqa mountain range

Tukumach'ay or Tuku Mach'ay (Quechua tuku owl, t'uqu a niche in the wall, mach'ay a cave / a niche in the wall,[3] hispanicized spelling Tucumachay) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,350 metres (17,552 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District. Tukumach'ay lies north-east of the Paryaqaqa, between the mountain Tunshu in the northwest and the lake Qarwaqucha in the southeast.

References

  1. ↑ allthemountains.com Map of the Paryaqaqa mountain range
  2. ↑ mapcarta.com "Cerro Tucumachay", retrieved on May 6, 2013
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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