Ancasmarca

For the district in the La Libertad Region, Peru, see Angasmarca District. For the mountain southeast of Wamanchuqi in the Calca District, Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Pitusiray.
Ancasmarca
Pitusiray / Sallcasa
The Urubamba mountain range as seen from the southwest. Chicón is on the left. Huamanchoque and Ancasmarca are visible on the right side in the background of this image.
Highest point
Elevation5,198 m (17,054 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°15′06″S 71°59′07″W / 13.25167°S 71.98528°W / -13.25167; -71.98528
Geography
Ancasmarca is located in Peru
Ancasmarca
Ancasmarca
Peru
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Urubamba

Ancasmarca,[1] also known as Pitusiray[2] or Sallcasa,[3] is a 5,198-metre-high (17,054 ft) mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Vilcanota River. Ancasmarca is situated northeast of Huamanchoque, southeast of Canchacanchajasa, south of Sahuasiray, and southwest of Ccerayoc and Condorhuachana.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c Mapa de peligros de la ciudad de Calca, Informe final, Proyecto INDECI – PNUD PER / 02/ 051, Ciudades sostenibles (see map of Calca)
  2. ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)