Ancachita (possibly from

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

''anka'' eagle, ''chita'' young domesticated sheep / a little animal which follows its owner))Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)) is a mountain in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

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, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region,

Caylloma Province Caylloma Province is the largest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. Geography The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Mismi. Other mountains are listed below: Politic ...

, on the border of the districts Callalli and

Chivay Chivay is a town in the Colca valley, capital of the Caylloma province in the Arequipa region, Peru. Located at about 3,600 m above sea level (12,000 ft), it lies upstream of the renowned Colca Canyon. It has a central town square and an ac ...

, east of

. Ancachita lies north of the higher mountains

Huarancante Huarancante (possibly from Aymara) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts Callalli, Chivay and Yanque, southeast of Chivay.escale.minedu.gob.pe ...

and Jello Jello.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)

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