Anqasqucha (Acobambilla)

This article is about the mountain in the Acobambilla District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Anqasqucha.
Anqasqucha
Anqasqucha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°38′20″S 75°24′50″W / 12.63889°S 75.41389°W / -12.63889; -75.41389Coordinates: 12°38′20″S 75°24′50″W / 12.63889°S 75.41389°W / -12.63889; -75.41389
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Anqasqucha (Quechua anqas blue, qucha lake,[2] "blue lake", hispanicized spelling Angascocha) is a mountain in the northern part of the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, near the border with the Junín Region. Anqasqucha lies north of Huch'uy Anqas and northeast of the lake named Anqasqucha.[1]

References

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


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