Tauja, Mountain summit in Sacred Valley, Peru

Tauja is a mountain summit in the Sacred Valley that rises to about 4,000 meters with steeply angled slopes on all sides. The Huancamayo and Vilcanota Rivers define the valleys that border this peak and shape its overall landscape structure.

Tauja lies in the Cusco Region, split between the Calca Province's San Salvador District and the Paucartambo Province's Caicay District, northeast of Huaypun. The sources record no Inca use of the peak; its documented setting is the Vilcanota River, which flows around its southern and western slopes, and the Huancamayo, a right tributary whose confluence with the Vilcanota lies south of the mountain. Its name may derive from a Quechua word for heap or pile.

The name Tauja probably comes from Quechua for heap or pile, while the alternative form Tawqa appears in Dutch sources. The mountain stands in the Calca and Paucartambo provinces, with the Vilcanota River flowing around its southern and western slopes and the Huancamayo, a right tributary, bordering it to the east; their confluence lies south of the peak.

Tauja lies in the Calca Province (San Salvador District) and the Paucartambo Province (Caicay District), northeast of Huaypun. The Vilcanota River runs around its southern and western slopes, and the Huancamayo joins it south of the mountain, so approach from that side. No marked trail to the 4,039.8 m summit is recorded in the sources.

The name Tauja may come from Quechua for heap or pile, and the mountain is also known as Tawqa. It stands northeast of Huaypun, and the Huancamayo, a right tributary of the Vilcanota, borders it on the east; the two rivers meet south of the massif.