Antara (Peru)

Antara
Antara is located in Peru
Antara
Antara
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,957 m (16,263 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°18′43″S 74°50′26″W / 13.31194°S 74.84056°W / -13.31194; -74.84056
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes

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]

  1. ^ "Cerro Antara". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)