Tauja (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 ...

for heap, pile,) is a mountain 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 ...

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 situated in the

Calca Province Calca may refer to: *Calca Peninsula, a peninsula in South Australia * Calca Province, one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region of Peru * Calca District, one of the eight districts in the Calca Province * Calca, Peru, capital of the Calca Dist ...

San Salvador District San Salvador District is one of eight Districts of Peru, districts of the province Calca Province, Calca in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Pachatusan at . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The peop ...

, and in the

Paucartambo Province Paucartambo Province (from Quechua: Pawqar Tampu, meaning "colo(u)red '' tambo''") is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Boundaries * North: Madre de Dios Region * East: Quispicanchi Province * South ...

, Caicay District, northeast of

Huaypun Huaypun (possibly from Quechua ''waypu'' a name applied for different species of '' Tinamidae'', '' Nothoprocta pentlandii'', ''Rhynchotus rufescens'' and '' Rhynchotus maculicollis'',Martín R. de la Peña, Diccionario de nombres vulgares de las ...

. The Vilcanota River flows around its southern and western slopes. In the east the mountain is bordered by the Huancamayo (possibly from Quechua for "stone river"). It is a right tributary of the Vilcanota River. The confluence is south of the mountain.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)

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Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub

See also

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