Panta
(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 ...
for a kind of ''
mantilla
A mantilla is a traditional Spanish and Latin American liturgical lace or silk veil or shawl worn over the head and shoulders, often over a high comb called a '' peineta'', popular with women in Spain, as well as in Latin America. It is also wor ...
'')
also known as Chachacumayoc
[ (possibly from Quechua ''chachakuma'' a kind of plant, ''-yuq'' a suffix),]Vilcabamba mountain range
The Vilcabamba mountain range is located in the region of Cusco, Peru, in the provinces of Anta, La Convención and Urubamba. It extends between 13°10' and 13°27'S. and 72°30' and 73°15'W for about 85 km. 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 ...
of Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
. It is located in the Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
, La Convención Province
La Convención Province is the largest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
As part of the higher-altitude Amazon basin at the foot of the Andes, La Convención is one of three Peruvian provinces that promin ...
, on the border of the districts of Inkawasi and Vilcabamba.[El Peruano, Normas Legales, Miercoles 19 de Noviembre de 2014, Ley No. 30265] Panta lies east of Choquesafra.[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)]
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region
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