Titankayuq, Nature reserve in Vischongo, Peru.

Titankayuq is a regional conservation area of 6,000 hectares in the Vischongo district, Vilcas Huamán province, Ayacucho region, spanning elevations of 3,250 to 4,250 metres. Its slopes hold the densest stands of Puya raimondii, the giant bromeliad called titanka in Quechua, which can reach 14 metres in height and takes 80 to 100 years to flower.

Titankayuq was declared an Area of Regional Conservation by Supreme Decree 023-2010 of the Ministry of the Environment, issued on 23 December 2010, and is administered by the Regional Government of Ayacucho. In 2023 it was incorporated into the Bicentenario-Ayacucho biosphere reserve.

The local Quechua name Titanka refers to the giant bromeliad Puya raimondi, which has long been recognized in Andean culture. The plant holds meaning in how mountain communities have traditionally viewed and understood their landscape.

Titankayuq lies 98 km south of Ayacucho, at km 101 of the road to Vilcashuamán, about three hours by car. The reserve spans elevations from 3,250 to 4,250 m, so allow time to acclimatise and bring footwear and clothing for cold, changeable mountain weather.

The forest holds the largest and densest stands of Puya raimondii anywhere, with some 200,000 plants. The species is a bromeliad that takes 80 to 100 years to flower and can reach 14 metres in height. It grows above 3,000 metres, and the reserve was added to the Bicentenario-Ayacucho biosphere reserve in 2023.