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(Redirected from Tunki Urqu) Mountain in Peru
Tunquiorjo
Tunquiorjo is located in PeruTunquiorjoTunquiorjoPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Coordinates13°06′00″S 72°29′23″W / 13.10000°S 72.48972°W / -13.10000; -72.48972
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Tunquiorjo (possibly from Quechua tunki Andean cock-of-the-rock, urqu mountain, "Andean cock-of-the-rock mountain") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,200 m (13,800 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Huayopata District, and in the Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. Tunquiorjo lies in the northwestern extensions of the Urubamba mountain range, northeast of the archaeological site of Machu Picchu.

References

  1. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe Map of the Urubamba Province


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