Runcu Tauja

Runcu Tauja

The glaciated Quelccaya area (center) and Runcu Tauja shown in the upper left part of this image (NASA, 2010)
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°50′33″S 70°51′46″W / 13.84250°S 70.86278°W / -13.84250; -70.86278Coordinates: 13°50′33″S 70°51′46″W / 13.84250°S 70.86278°W / -13.84250; -70.86278 [2]
Geography
Runcu Tauja
Peru
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Runcu Tauja (possibly from Quechua runku basket, tawqa pile, heap,[3][4] "basket heap") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District, and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Runcu Tauja lies northwest of the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"), west of Kimsa Chata and north of Millo.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Runcu Tauja". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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