Anta Q'asa

Anta Q'asa
Anta Q'asa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°34′11″S 76°15′18″W / 11.56972°S 76.25500°W / -11.56972; -76.25500Coordinates: 11°34′11″S 76°15′18″W / 11.56972°S 76.25500°W / -11.56972; -76.25500
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Anta Q'asa (Quechua anta copper, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "copper mountain pass", hispanicized spelling Antaccasa, Antajasa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. Anta Q'asa lies southwest of the mountain Pukaqucha, west of the mountains Yuraqqucha and Sillaqaqa, northeast of Llawa P'ukru and east of the mountain Quriqucha.[1]

References

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


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