Tuqma

Tuqma
Tuqma

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 2,800 m (9,200 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°48′03″S 65°22′45″W / 17.80083°S 65.37917°W / -17.80083; -65.37917Coordinates: 17°48′03″S 65°22′45″W / 17.80083°S 65.37917°W / -17.80083; -65.37917
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Tuqma (Quechua for canine tooth,[2] also spelled Tujma) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 2,800 m (9,200 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Mizque Municipality, near the border to the Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. Tuqma lies south of Misk'i. The Wanaku Mayu ("guanaco river") flows along its northern slope.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  2. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Quechua, Quechua - Castellano, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mizque". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 9, 2016.


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