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 ...
''t'uru'' mud, -yuq 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 ...
, "the one with mud", Hispanicized spelling ''Toroyoc'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central 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 ...
which reaches an altitude of approximately . It is located in the
Lima Region
The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho.
Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Departmen ...
,
Yauyos Province
The Yauyos Province is a Provinces of Peru, province located in the Lima Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region.
Boundaries
*North: Huarochirí Province
*East: Junín Region, Huancavelica Region
*South: Ica Region
*West: ...
Laraos
Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru.
Elderly people in Laraos still speak an archaic Quechua dialect. As no more children speak the language, it is in imminent danger of extinction. ...
. T'uruyuq lies southwest of Lanranyuq and northeast of
Wamp'una
Wamp'una (Quechua ''wamp'u'' boat, ''-na'' a suffix, also spelled ''Huampuna'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about high. It contains one of the highest surveyed caves in the word, Qaqa Mach'ay. Wamp'una is loca ...