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 / 14.54389°S 71.98083°W / -14.54389; -71.98083
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent rangeAndes

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, 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: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)


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