Anta Punco (possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
''anta'' copper, ''p'unqu'' pond, reservoir, tank; dam,
"copper pond") is mountain in the northern extensions of the
Vilcanota mountain range in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
, about high. It is located in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; ), 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 Dios and Puno ...
,
Quispicanchi Province,
Ocongate District
The Ocongate District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 2, 1857, its capital is the town of Ocongate.
Geography
The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest pe ...
. Anta Punco lies west of
Jarjapata
Jarjapata (possibly from Aymara ''k'ark'a'' crevice, fissure, crack, ''pata'' step) is mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District
T ...
and southeast of
Jolljepunco where the annual
Quyllur Rit'i
Quyllurit'i or Qoyllur Rit'i ( 'bright white snow', from 'bright white' and 'snow') is a syncretic religious festival held annually at the Sinakara Valley in the southern highlands Cusco Region of Peru. Local indigenous people of the Andes kn ...
festival takes place.
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References
Mountains of the Department of Cusco
Five-thousanders of the Andes
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