T'uqra

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°47′36″S 70°35′33″W / 13.79333°S 70.59250°W / -13.79333; -70.59250Coordinates: 13°47′36″S 70°35′33″W / 13.79333°S 70.59250°W / -13.79333; -70.59250
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

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)


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