Taruca Sayana

{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}

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| elevation_m = 5200

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| range = Andes, Vilcanota

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| location = Peru, Puno Region

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Taruca Sayana (possibly from Quechua taruka, luychu deer, sayana stop, whereabouts, a place where you stop frequently,{{Ref Laime}} "deer stop") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about {{convert|5200|m|ft|0}} high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea. Taruca Sayana lies southeast of the mountains Llusca Ritti (Cusco-Puno) and Jori Pintay, south of the mountain Ananta Cucho, and northwest of the mountains Llusca Ritti (of Corani) and Quello Sallayoc.