It is the name of a village in the municipality of San Luis de Palenque, in the Department of Casanare in Colombia. It is the common name of a bird land, also called yuto, imamu, martineta, tinamou or macuco tinamou. They are similar to the partridges, its scientific name is Tinamus solitarius and belongs to the family Tinamidae. It is also the name of an herbaceous plant in Spain, known as chufera, alforxon, umbrella, coca, its scientific name is Conopodium subcarneum and is of the family Apiaceae. Macuco is the name of a Brazilian municipality in the State of Rio de Janeiro.