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Tukumach'ay (Yauli)

Coordinates: 11°38′38″S 76°09′35″W / 11.64389°S 76.15972°W / -11.64389; -76.15972
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Tukumach'ay
View from the summit of Yuraqqucha, looking to the southeast, showing the northwestern slopes of Tuku Mach'ay in the center of this image.
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°38′38″S 76°09′35″W / 11.64389°S 76.15972°W / -11.64389; -76.15972
Geography
Tukumach'ay is located in Peru
Tukumach'ay
Tukumach'ay
Peru
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District
Parent rangeAndes

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 southeast of the Antikuna mountain pass and south of Waqraqucha.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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)