Antara (Peru)

This article is about the mountain in the Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Antara.
Antara
Antara

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,957 m (16,263 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°18′43″S 74°50′26″W / 13.31194°S 74.84056°W / -13.31194; -74.84056Coordinates: 13°18′43″S 74°50′26″W / 13.31194°S 74.84056°W / -13.31194; -74.84056
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes

Antara (Quechua for a kind of pan flute)[2] is a 4,957-metre-high (16,263 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. It lies southeast of Wakan Q'allay and Qispi Q'awa. The peaks northeast and northwest of Antara are named Willani and Q'illu Urqu.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Antara". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)


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