Anka Phawa (Puyca)

Anka Phawa
Anka Phawa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°43′11″S 72°34′03″W / 14.71972°S 72.56750°W / -14.71972; -72.56750Coordinates: 14°43′11″S 72°34′03″W / 14.71972°S 72.56750°W / -14.71972; -72.56750 
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Anka Phawa (Quechua anka eagle or black-chested buzzard-eagle, phaway, phawa flight,[2][3] "eagle flight", also spelled Ancapahua) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000-metre (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Anka Phawa lies north of Yuraq Rumi and southeast of Q'illu Urqu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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