T'akra

For the village in Iran, see Tajareh, Shazand.
T'akra
T'akra

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°17′37″S 70°48′14″W / 15.29361°S 70.80389°W / -15.29361; -70.80389Coordinates: 15°17′37″S 70°48′14″W / 15.29361°S 70.80389°W / -15.29361; -70.80389
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes

T'akra (Quechua for "uncultivated land",[2] also spelled Tajra) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 m (16,700 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Ocuviri District. T'akra lies southwest of Qullqa Sirka and northwest of Qillqa and Machu Kunturi.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Ocuviri 2740, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)


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