T'akaq Explained

T'akaq
Elevation M:4000
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Peru, Huánuco Region, Yarowilca Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Label Position:left
Coordinates:-9.8278°N -76.6153°W

T'akaq (Quechua t'akay to scatter, to spread, -q a suffix,[2] "scattered, spread / the one that scatters", Hispanicized spellings Tacacc, Tacaj), Takaq (Quechua takay to hit,[2] "hit / the one that hits") or T'aqaq (Quechua t'aqay to separate,[2] "separated / the one that separates") is a nearly 4000m (13,000feet) mountain with an archaeological site of the same name in Peru. It is situated in the Huánuco Region, Yarowilca Province,[3] Chavinillo District, near Chavinillo.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yarowilca Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Centro Nacional de Información Cultural, Contribución para un primer inventario general de sitios arqueológicos del Perú, Lima 2001
  4. Web site: Turismo. . Municipalidad Provincial de Yarowilca. April 23, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529234025/http://muniyarowilca.gob.pe/turismo.html. May 29, 2014.