Tuqtu (Canas-Chumbivilcas)

For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Tuqtu (Ancash). For the mountain in the Canchis Province and in the Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Tuqtu (Canchis-Quispicanchi).
Tuqtu
Tuqtu

Peru

Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canas Province, Chumbivilcas Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 14°23′30″S 71°33′15″W / 14.39167°S 71.55417°WCoordinates: 14°23′30″S 71°33′15″W / 14.39167°S 71.55417°W

Tuqtu (Quechua for "broody hen",[2] hispanicized name 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 m (15,587 ft) high peak named Tuqtu (Tocto).[4] It lies at 14°24′50″S 71°31′00″W / 14.41389°S 71.51667°W.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Costumbre Batalla Ritual del Tupay Toqto". mincetur. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  4. "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 1, 2014.