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Cóndor Tuco

Coordinates: 13°50′57″S 71°08′07″W / 13.84917°S 71.13528°W / -13.84917; -71.13528
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Cóndor Tuco
Cóndor Tuco is located in Peru
Cóndor Tuco
Cóndor Tuco
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,550 m (18,210 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°50′57″S 71°08′07″W / 13.84917°S 71.13528°W / -13.84917; -71.13528
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Cóndor Tuco or Condortuco (possibly from Quechua kuntur condor, t'uqu a niche, hole or gap in the wall,[2] "condor niche") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 metres (18,209 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District.[3][4] Cóndor Tuco lies between the Chillcamayu in the west and the lake named Sibinacocha in the east, south of Jatunhuma, Huayruro Punco and Comercocha.

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  1. ^ allthemountains.com Map of a part of the Vilcanota mountain range showing "Condortuco 5550"
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Nevado Cóndor Tuco 17703"
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)