Tuqtu (Canas-Chumbivilcas)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the provinces of Canas and Chumbivilcas, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Tuqtu.
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 m (15,587 ft) high 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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