T'uqra

For the town in Libya, see Tocra.
T'uqra
T'uqra

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Puno Region
Range Andes, Willkanuta
Coordinates 13°47′36″S 70°35′33″W / 13.79333°S 70.59250°WCoordinates: 13°47′36″S 70°35′33″W / 13.79333°S 70.59250°W

T'uqra (Quechua for faded, discolored, pale,[2] hispanicized spelling Tocra) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea. T'uqra lies east of the mountain Machu Rit'i and northeast of the mountain Ananta. The lakes Mankhaqucha (Mancacocha) and Q'umirqucha (Jomercocha) lie south of T'uqra.

References

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