Anka Wachana (Chumbivilcas)

Anka Wachana
Anka Wachana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,640.9 m (15,226 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°32′38″S 71°58′51″W / 14.54389°S 71.98083°W / -14.54389; -71.98083Coordinates: 14°32′38″S 71°58′51″W / 14.54389°S 71.98083°W / -14.54389; -71.98083 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent range Andes

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]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)


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