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T'akaq
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Stone structures at the archaeological site of T'akaq on the mountain of the same name
Highest point
Elevation 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Geography
T'akaq is located in Peru
T'akaq
T'akaq
Location in Peru

T'akaq (Quechua t'akay to scatter, to spread, -q a suffix, "scattered, spread / the one that scatters", Hispanicized spellings Tacacc, Tacaj), Takaq (Quechua takay to hit, "hit / the one that hits") or T'aqaq (Quechua t'aqay to separate, "separated / the one that separates") is a nearly 4,000-metre-high (13,123 ft) mountain with an archaeological site of the same name in Peru. It is situated in the Huánuco Region, Yarowilca Province, Chavinillo District, near Chavinillo.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tacacc para niños

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