Tukumach'ay (Yauli)

For the mountain in the Jauja Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Tukumach'ay (Jauja).
Tukumach'ay
Tukumach'ay

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District
Range Andes
Coordinates 11°38′38″S 76°09′35″W / 11.64389°S 76.15972°WCoordinates: 11°38′38″S 76°09′35″W / 11.64389°S 76.15972°W

Tukumach'ay or Tuku Mach'ay (Quechua tuku owl, t'uqu a niche in the wall, mach'ay a cave / a niche in the wall[2] hispanicized spelling Tucu Machay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Tukumach'ay lies south-east of the Antikuna mountain pass and south of the lake Waqraqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region) showing a part of the Yauli Province
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)