Tauja

Mountain in Peru

This article is about the mountain in the Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Tawqa (disambiguation).

Tauja

Tauja (on the left) and the Vilcanota valley as seen from the northwest

Highest point
Elevation| 4,039.8 m (13,254 ft)[1]
Coordinates| 13°32′4″S 71°43′15″W﻿ / ﻿13.53444°S 71.72083°W﻿ / -13.53444; -71.72083
Naming
Language of name| Quechua
Geography

Tauja

Peru

Location| Peru, Cusco Region, Calca Province, Paucartambo Province
Parent range| Andes

Tauja (possibly from Quechua for heap, pile,[2]) is a 4,039.8-metre-high (13,254 ft) mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru. It is situated in the Calca Province, San Salvador District, and in the Paucartambo Province, Caicay District, northeast of Huaypun. The Vilcanota River flows around its southern and western slopes. In the east the mountain is bordered by the Huancamayo (possibly from Quechua for "stone river"). It is a right tributary of the Vilcanota River. The confluence is south of the mountain.[3]

## See also

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* Pachatusan
* Pumacancha
* Curi

## References

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1. ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)

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