Anta Mantay

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Anta Mantay
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Anta Mantay
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 11°26′51″S76°27′39″W / 11.44750°S 76.46083°W / -11.44750; -76.46083 Coordinates: 11°26′51″S76°27′39″W / 11.44750°S 76.46083°W / -11.44750; -76.46083  
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Anta Mantay (Quechua anta copper, mantay to spread out, [2] also spelled Antamantay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Canta Province, Huaros District. Anta Machay lies northwest and west of a lake named Tuqtuqucha ("broody hen's lake", also named Mellizas de Tactococha or Mellizas de Tuctococha). [1]

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Peru republic in South America

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

Lima Region Region in 10 provinces and 171 districts, Peru

The Lima Region is located in the central coast of the country. Its capital and most populated city is the homonymous Lima. The province of Lima has a special autonomy regime in regional affairs, and the rest of the provinces are governed from the city of Huacho, seat of the Regional Government.

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Anta Qasa mountain in Peru

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Yuraqqucha (Lima-Junín) mountain in Peru

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Chunta (Junín-Lima) mountain in Peru

Chunta is a 5,208-metre-high (17,087 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Canta Province, Huaros District, and in the Huarochirí Province, Huanza District. It lies northwest of Kashpi.

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Chakiqucha (Lima) mountain in Peru

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Tarapu mountain in Peru

Tarapu is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Canta Province, Canta District, and in the Huarochirí Province, Laraos District. Tarapu lies southwest of a lake named Qiwllaqucha.

Raqray mountain in Peru

Raqray is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Canta Province, Huaros District, and in the Huarochirí Province, on the border of the districts of Huanza and Laraos. Raqray lies north of Kiwyu, northeast of a lake named Qiwllaqucha.

Anta Ranra mountain in Peru

Anta Ranra is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Huanza District. Anta Ranra lies south of a lake named P'itiqucha.

Anta Punqu (Junín)

Anta P'unqu is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huantán District. Anta P'unqu lies northwest of Paquchi.

References

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