Anta_Punco

Anta Punco

Anta Punco

Mountain in Peru near Cusco

For the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru, see Anta P'unqu (Junín).

Anta Punco (possibly from Quechua anta copper, p'unqu pond, reservoir, tank; dam,[2] "copper pond") is mountain in the northern extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Anta Punco lies west of Jarjapata and southeast of Jolljepunco where the annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place.[1]

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  1. [1]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. [2]
    Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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