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 "broody hen", also spelled ''Tucto'') is a mountain 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
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. Its summit reaches about above sea level. The mountain 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 ...
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Canas Province
Canas Province is one of thirteen Provinces of Peru, provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
The La Raya mountain range, La Raya mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the provi ...
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Quehue District
Quehue (Aymara and Quechua: Q'iwi, meaning curve(d)) is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Quehue.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Ch'iyar Jaqhi at . Other mountains are listed ...
, and in the
Chumbivilcas Province
Chumbivilcas is a province in the Andes in South Peru. The Inca called it "Chumpiwillka". The seat of the province is Santo Tomás. Officially Chumbivilcas was founded on June 21, 1825.
Geography
Some of the most important rivers of the area are ...
, Livitaca District. Annually the Tupay Tuqtu festival which has been declared a National Cultura Heritage takes places at the mountain.
Southwest of Tuqtu, also on the border of the provinces of Canas and Chumbivilcas, there is a peak named Tuqtu ''(Tocto)''. It lies at .