Sutoc (possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''sut'u'' drop; point, ''-q'' a
suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...
,
"drippy" or "point-shaped") is a mountain in the
Urubamba mountain range in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
. It is located in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
,
Urubamba Province
Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
The province is bounded to the north by the La Convención Province, to the east by the Calca Province, to the south by the Cusco Pr ...
,
Urubamba District
Urubamba District is one of seven districts of the province Urubamba in Peru.
Geography
The Urupampa mountain range traverses the district. One of highest peaks of the district is Ch'iqun at . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.g ...
. It lies southwest of
Pucajasa and the pass named Pumahuancajasa (Quechua for "Pumahuanca pass") and southeast of
Pumahuanca
Pumahuanca, Pumahuanja (possibly from Quechua ''puma'' cougar, puma, ''wank'a'' rock, "puma rock") or Yucay is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, on the boundary between Calca a ...
.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)]
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region
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