Anti Pukara

Anti Pukara
Anti Pukara

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°55′56″S 71°08′16″W / 13.93222°S 71.13778°W / -13.93222; -71.13778Coordinates: 13°55′56″S 71°08′16″W / 13.93222°S 71.13778°W / -13.93222; -71.13778 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Anti Pukara (Quechua anti east, pukara fortress,[3] hispanicized spelling Antipucara) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Anti Pukara lies southeast of Urqu Puñuna. It is situated near the Yanamayu, a left tributary of the Ch'illkamayu whose waters flow to the Willkanuta River.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. 1 2 "Cerro Antipucara". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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