Tuqtu (Canchis-Quispicanchi)

For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Tuqtu (Ancash). For the mountain in the Canas Province and in the Chumbivilcas Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Tuqtu (Canas-Chumbivilcas).
Tuqtu
Tuqtu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°54′06″S 71°24′45″W / 13.90167°S 71.41250°W / -13.90167; -71.41250Coordinates: 13°54′06″S 71°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] hispanicized spelling 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.

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

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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