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T'uruyuq

Coordinates: 12°25′14″S 75°39′58″W / 12.42056°S 75.66611°W / -12.42056; -75.66611
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T'uruyuq
T'uruyuq is located in Peru
T'uruyuq
T'uruyuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°25′14″S 75°39′58″W / 12.42056°S 75.66611°W / -12.42056; -75.66611
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

T'uruyuq (Quechua t'uru mud, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with mud", Hispanicized spelling Toroyoc) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,400 m (17,700 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Huantan and Laraos. T'uruyuq lies southwest of Lanranyuq and northeast of Wamp'una.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.