Ancaracra

Ancaracra
Ancaracra

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 8°28′51″S 77°49′52″W / 8.48083°S 77.83111°W / -8.48083; -77.83111Coordinates: 8°28′51″S 77°49′52″W / 8.48083°S 77.83111°W / -8.48083; -77.83111
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Ancaracra or Anka Raqra (Quechua anka black-chested buzzard-eagle or eagle, raqra fissure, crack, crevice,[2][3] "eagle crack (or crevice)", also spelled Ancaracra) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District. Ancaracra lies southwest of Gaico and southeast of Pacra.[1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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