Anka Phawa (
Quechua ''anka''
eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
or
black-chested buzzard-eagle
The black-chested buzzard-eagle (''Geranoaetus melanoleucus'') is a bird of prey of the hawk and eagle family (Accipitridae). It lives in open regions of South America. This species is also known as the black buzzard-eagle, the gray buzzard-eag ...
, ''phaway, phawa'' flight,
[Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)] "eagle flight", also spelled ''Ancapahua'') is a mountain in the
Wansu mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, about high. It is situated in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
,
La Unión Province,
Puyca District
Puyca District is one of eleven Districts of Peru, districts of the province La Unión Province, Peru, La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range, Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district ...
. Anka Phawa lies north of
Yuraq Rumi
Yuraq Rumi (Quechuan ''yuraq'' white, ''rumi'' stone, "white stone", Hispanicized spelling ''Yuracrumi'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Pu ...
and southeast of
Q'illu Urqu.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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