Ancahuachanan

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This article is about the mountain in the Ocongate District, Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Anka Wachana (disambiguation).
Ancahuachanan
Ancahuachanan is located in Peru
Ancahuachanan
Ancahuachanan
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°41′02″S 71°06′37″W / 13.68389°S 71.11028°W / -13.68389; -71.11028Coordinates: 13°41′02″S 71°06′37″W / 13.68389°S 71.11028°W / -13.68389; -71.11028[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Ancahuachanan (possibly from Quechua anka black-chested buzzard-eagle or eagle, wacha birth, to give birth[3][4] -na, -n suffixes, "where the eagle is born") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 m (16,700 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Ancahuachanan lies northwest of Alcamarinayoc and east of Singrenacocha.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ "Nevado Ancahuachanan". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  3. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua (PDF). Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005 https://indigenasdelperu.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/diccionario-qeswa-academia-mayor-cuzco.pdf. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.


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