Antikuna
For the mountain in the Jauja Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Antikuna (Jauja).
| Antikuna | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ridge leading to the top of Antikuna | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,150 m (16,900 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 11°35′05″S 76°10′50″W / 11.58472°S 76.18056°WCoordinates: 11°35′05″S 76°10′50″W / 11.58472°S 76.18056°W [2] |
| Geography | |
  Antikuna Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Junín Region, Lima Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | West: 1-1956 via S. rocks & ridge.[3] |
Antikuna (Quechua for metals or minerals, the inhabitants of the rainforest[4] or the Andes, also spelled Anticona), also called Ticlio (in hispanicized spelling), is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,150 metres (16,896 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District, and in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District.[5] Antikuna lies between the Antikuna mountain pass in the southwest and Yanasinqa in the northeast, northwest of a lake named Waqraqucha.
References
- ↑ montanasperuanas.com "Anticona"
- ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
- ↑ Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)
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