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Tuqtu (Canas-Chumbivilcas)

Coordinates: 14°23′30″S 71°33′15″W / 14.39167°S 71.55417°W / -14.39167; -71.55417
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Tuqtu
Tuqtu is located in Peru
Tuqtu
Tuqtu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°23′30″S 71°33′15″W / 14.39167°S 71.55417°W / -14.39167; -71.55417
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Canas Province, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent rangeAndes

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

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Costumbre Batalla Ritual del Tupay Toqto". mincetur. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 1, 2014.