Anta P'unqu | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 12°32′10″S75°40′22″W / 12.53611°S 75.67278°W Coordinates: 12°32′10″S75°40′22″W / 12.53611°S 75.67278°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Lima Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Central |
Anta P'unqu (Quechua anta copper, p'unqu pond, reservoir, tank; dam, [2] "copper pond", also spelled Antapongo) 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. [1]
The Cordillera Central is part of the Andes in Peru. It extends in a northerly direction approximately between 11º 39’ and 12º 37’S and 75º 30’ and 76º 20’W for about 60 km to 100 km. It contains the Paryaqaqa (P), Yauyos (Y) and Pichqa Waqra (PW) mountain ranges. It is located in the Junín Region and in the Lima Region.
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, 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.
Lucanas is the largest province in the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Its seat is Puquio.
The Yauyos Province is a province located in the Lima Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region.
Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru.
The Ocongate District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 2, 1857, its capital is the town of Ocongate.
Huantán District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in Peru.
Anta may refer to:
Ticllacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated at a height of about 4,475 metres (14,682 ft), south of the lakes Paucarcocha, Chuspicocha and Piscococha and northwest of the mountains Ticlla and Huayna Cotoni.
Ticlla or Qutuni, also called Tiklla or Tiqlla, is a 5,897-metre-high (19,347 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. Strictly speaking the popular name Ticlla refers to a group of peaks of the Qutuni-Ticlla cirque. The highest mountain of the massif is named Qutuni. It lies in a sub-range of the Cordillera Central named Pichqa Waqra.
Pikiqucha is a lake in Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Vitis District, south of Vitis.
Aqupallqa is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,445 metres (17,864 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Aqupallqa lies north of the mountain Wayna Qutuni and the lake Tikllaqucha and northwest of the mountain Qutuni.
Yana Urqu or Yana Urku may refer to:
Anta Q'asa 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.
Anta Punco is mountain in the northern extensions of the Vilcanota 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 Punco lies west of Jarjapata and southeast of Jolljepunco where the annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place.
Parya Chaka is a mountain in the south of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is also the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated southwest of Paryaqaqa. It is situated within the borders of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.
Uqsha is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District, southwest of the lake named P'itiqucha. Uqsha lies northeast of Waswa Punta and southeast of Hatun Ukru. It is situated on the western border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.
Anta Mantay 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.
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.
Yana P'unqu is mountain 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, Laraos District. Yana P'unqu lies north of a lake named Pumaqucha.
Winsu is mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Vitis.
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