Tuqtu (Junín)

This article is about the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru. For other uses, see Tuqtu.
Tuqtu
Tuqtu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°13′22″S 75°30′19″W / 12.22278°S 75.50528°W / -12.22278; -75.50528Coordinates: 12°13′22″S 75°30′19″W / 12.22278°S 75.50528°W / -12.22278; -75.50528
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Tuqtu (Quechua for "broody hen",[2] also spelled Tucto) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Chupaca Province, Yanacancha District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chupaca Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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