Tawqa
For the mountain in the Paruro Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Tawqa Urqu. For the village of Tauca in the Tauca District, Ancash Region, Peru, see Tauca District.
| Tawqa | |
|---|---|
  Tawqa Peru | |
| Elevation | 4,039.8 m (13,254 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Calca Province, Paucartambo Province |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 13°32′4″S 71°43′15″W / 13.53444°S 71.72083°WCoordinates: 13°32′4″S 71°43′15″W / 13.53444°S 71.72083°W |
Tawqa (Quechua for heap, pile,[2] hispanicized spelling Tauca) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,039.8 metres (13,254 ft) high. It is situated in the Calca Province, San Salvador District, and in the Paucartambo Province, Caicay District, north-east of the mountain Waypun. The Willkanuta River flows around its southern and western slopes. In the east the mountain is bordered by the river Wankamayu (Quechua for "stone river", Huancamayo). It is a right tributary of the Willkanuta River. The confluence is south of the mountain.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
