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Anta Q'asa

Coordinates: 11°34′11″S 76°15′18″W / 11.56972°S 76.25500°W / -11.56972; -76.25500
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Anta Q'asa
Anta Q'asa is located in Peru
Anta Q'asa
Anta Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°34′11″S 76°15′18″W / 11.56972°S 76.25500°W / -11.56972; -76.25500
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes

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

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.