Tuqtu (Canas-Chumbivilcas)

Tuqtu
Tuqtu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°23′30″S 71°33′15″W / 14.39167°S 71.55417°W / -14.39167; -71.55417Coordinates: 14°23′30″S 71°33′15″W / 14.39167°S 71.55417°W / -14.39167; -71.55417 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canas Province, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent range Andes

Tuqtu (Quechua for "broody hen",[2] also spelled Tucto) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. Its summit reaches about 4,400 m (14,436 ft) above sea level. The mountain is located in the Cusco Region, Canas Province, Quehue District, and in the Chumbivilcas Province, Livitaca District.[1] Annually the Tupay Tuqtu festival which has been declared a National Cultura Heritage takes places at the mountain.[3]

Southwest of Tuqtu, also on the border of the provinces of Canas and Chumbivilcas, there is a 4,750.9-metre-high (15,587 ft) peak named Tuqtu (Tocto).[4] It lies at 14°24′50″S 71°31′00″W / 14.41389°S 71.51667°W / -14.41389; -71.51667.

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Costumbre Batalla Ritual del Tupay Toqto". mincetur. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 1, 2014.


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