Tawqa

This article is about the mountain in the Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Tawqa (disambiguation).
Tawqa

Tawqa (on the left) and the Willkanuta valley as seen from the northwest
Highest point
Elevation 4,039.8 m (13,254 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°32′4″S 71°43′15″W / 13.53444°S 71.72083°W / -13.53444; -71.72083Coordinates: 13°32′4″S 71°43′15″W / 13.53444°S 71.72083°W / -13.53444; -71.72083
Geography
Tawqa

Peru

Location Peru, Cusco Region, Calca Province, Paucartambo Province
Parent range Andes

Tawqa (Quechua for heap, pile,[2] hispanicized spelling Tauca) is a 4,039.8 metres (13,254 ft) high mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru. It is situated in the Calca Province, San Salvador District, and in the Paucartambo Province, Caicay District, northeast of Waypun. The Willkanuta River flows around its southern and western slopes. In the east the mountain is bordered by the Wank'amayu (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

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
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