Tunquiorjo

Tunquiorjo
Tunquiorjo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Coordinates 13°06′00″S 72°29′23″W / 13.10000°S 72.48972°W / -13.10000; -72.48972Coordinates: 13°06′00″S 72°29′23″W / 13.10000°S 72.48972°W / -13.10000; -72.48972 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Tunquiorjo (possibly from Quechua tunki Andean cock-of-the-rock, urqu mountain,[1][2] "Andean cock-of-the-rock mountain") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,200 m (13,800 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Huayopata District, and in the Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. Tunquiorjo lies in the northwestern extensions of the Urubamba mountain range, northeast of the archaeological site of Machu Picchu.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe Map of the Urubamba Province
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