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Tuqllayuq

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Parent range
  
Andes, Willkanuta

Elevation
  
5,291 m

Tuqllayuq

Location
  
Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region

Mountain range
  
Cordillera Vilcanota, Andes

Tuqllayuq (Quechua tuqlla trap, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a trap", Hispanicized spelling Tocllayoc) is a 5,291-metre-high (17,359 ft) mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District, and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Tuqllayuq lies southeast of Llusk'a Rit'i, southwest of Quri Pintay, west of Taruka Sayana, northwest of Wari Sayana and Warachani T'uqu, northeast of Q'illu Kunka and east of Wamanlipani (Huaman Lipani).

Map of Tuqllayuq, Peru

References

Tuqllayuq Wikipedia