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Tuqtu (Junín)

Coordinates: 12°13′22″S 75°30′19″W / 12.22278°S 75.50528°W / -12.22278; -75.50528
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Tuqtu
Tuqtu is located in Peru
Tuqtu
Tuqtu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°13′22″S 75°30′19″W / 12.22278°S 75.50528°W / -12.22278; -75.50528
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Tuqtu (Quechua for "broody hen",[2] also spelled Tucto) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Chupaca Province, Yanacancha District.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chupaca Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.