Anta P'unqu

Anta P'unqu
Anta P'unqu

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; -71.20194Coordinates: 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, Willkanuta

Anta P'unqu (Quechua anta copper, p'unqu pond, reservoir, tank; dam,[2] "copper pond", hispanicized spelling Anta Punco) is mountain in the northern extensions of the Willkanuta 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 P'unqu lies west of K'ark'apata and southeast of Qullqip'unqu where the annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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