Runcu Tauja
Runcu Tauja | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 13°50′33″S 70°51′46″W / 13.84250°S 70.86278°WCoordinates: 13°50′33″S 70°51′46″W / 13.84250°S 70.86278°W[2] |
Geography | |
Runcu Tauja Peru | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region |
Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
Runcu Tauja (possibly from Quechua runku basket, tawqa pile, heap,[3][4] "basket heap") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District, and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Runcu Tauja lies northwest of the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"), west of Quimsachata and north of Millo.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
- ^ "Cerro Runcu Tauja". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua (PDF). Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005 https://indigenasdelperu.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/diccionario-qeswa-academia-mayor-cuzco.pdf.
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(help) - ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
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- Mountains of Peru
- Mountains of Cusco Region
- Mountains of Puno Region
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