Tupay Tuqtu (

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''tupay'' to crash, to collide, ''tuqtu'' broody

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)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is a festival held annually on February 2 at the mountain Tuqtu 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 ...

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. On April 1, 2008, it was declared a National Cultural Heritage by ''Resolución Directoral Nacional'' No.466-INC. The event takes place in a plain named Winch'iri on the border of the districts Quehue of the

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and Livitaca of the

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. During the festival people of various communities of the two provinces meet to fight against each other. It is considered a ritual battle. This clash between communities is similar to the ritual battle of Ch'iyar Jaqhi which also takes place in the Canas Province.

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Festivals in Peru Cusco Region Peruvian dances {{peru-stub

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