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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]

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
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°23′30″S 71°33′15″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Canas Province, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent rangeAndes

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.


References


  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  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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