Anka Wachana (Chumbivilcas)

Anka Wachana (Quechua anka black-chested buzzard-eagle or eagle, wacha birth, to give birth[2][3] -na a suffix, "where the eagle is born", Hispanicized spelling Ancahuachana) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. Its summit reaches about 4,640.9 m (15,226 ft) above sea level. Anka Wachana is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Velille District.[4]

For the mountain in the Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Anka Wachana (Quispicanchi). For the lake in the Junín Region, Peru Region, Peru, see Ankap Wachanan.
Anka Wachana
Anka Wachana is located in Peru
Anka Wachana
Anka Wachana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,640.9 m (15,226 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°32′38″S 71°58′51″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  2. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)


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