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Meaning of tunqui by Jimeno Álvarez




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1.-The cock of the rocks or tunqui ( quechua: tunki ) (Rupicola peruviana ) It is a species of suboscine bird of the Cotinga family. It is the national bird of the Peru. It lives in the Amazon region. Its closest relative is the Guiana rock Rooster (Rupicola rupicola ) and it is remarkable for the beauty of their plumage.
2.-In the dense forests of the high forest lives one of the most beautiful birds of Peru and that is considered to be the national bird.! Its quechua name is " tunqui " and in Spanish it is " 34 cock-of-the-rock;. Scientists have put the Latin name of peruviana Rupicola, which means " Peru's bird of the rocks or the 34 Peru;
3.-Tunqui cave, is a wet limestone cave. In his somber and gloomy interior, nunerosas stalactite formations are observed. Inside you can see some figures, as the sorceress. It is 5 Km away from the center of Oxapampa.

  

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