Anta Punco
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Mountain in Peru near Cusco
For the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru, see Anta P'unqu (Junín).
| Anta Punco | |
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Anta Punco is located in Peru Anta Punco Anta Punco Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°33′02′′S 71°12′07′′W / 13.55056°S 71.20194°W / -13.55056; -71.20194 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
Anta Punco (possibly from Quechua anta copper, p'unqu pond, reservoir, tank; dam,[2] "copper pond") is mountain in the northern extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Anta Punco lies west of Jarjapata and southeast of Jolljepunco where the annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
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