Titankayuq (

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 ...

''titanka''

Puya raimondii ''Puya raimondii'', also known as queen of the Andes (English), titanka (Quechua) or puya de Raimondi (Spanish), is the largest species of bromeliad, its inflorescences reaching up to in height. It is native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Per ...

, ''-yuq'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with titanka", other spellings ''Titancayoc, Titancayocc, Titankayoc, Titankayocc, Tutanccayoc'') is one of the most important habitats in

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for the ''Puya raimondii''. The woods of ''Puya raimondii'' are located in the Ayacucho Region,

Vilcas Huamán Province Vilcas Huamán (from Quechua Willka Waman) is a province in the eastern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Boundaries *North: Huamanga Province *East: Apurímac Region *South: Sucre Province *West: Cangallo Province and Víctor Fajardo Prov ...

Vischongo District Vischongo District is one of eight districts of the Vilcas Huamán Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest mountains of the district is Hatun Rumi at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the ...

, at elevations between and .mincetur.gob.pe
"Bosque de Puyas de Raymondi (Titankayoc or Tikanayoc)", retrieved on February 1, 2014escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Vilcas Huamán Province (Ayacucho Region), see: ''Tutanccayoc'' Titankayuq was declared an Area of Regional Conservation by Supreme Decrete of December 23, 2010.

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{{Protected areas of Peru Geography of Ayacucho Region Nature conservation in Peru

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