Ancahuachana (Quispicanchi) Explained

Ancahuachana
Other Name:Mama Rosa
Elevation M:5100
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.5183°N -71.1186°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]

Ancahuachana (possibly from Quechua anka black-chested buzzard-eagle or eagle, wacha birth, to give birth -na a suffix, "where the eagle is born") or Mama Rosa[3] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5100m (16,700feet) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts of Camanti and Marcapata. Ancahuachana lies northeast of Singrenacocha and east of Colquepunco.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
  2. https://archive.today/20130616121159/http://www.ign.gob.pe/ign.php?PG=Nomenclatorp&OPC=13 ign.gob.pe
  3. Fernando Melgar Vargas et al., Informe final, CIAA-ACCID-004-2012, HELICUSCO S.A., SIKORSKY S-58ET, OB-1840, Cerro "Mama Rosa", Quispicanchis, Cusco - Peru, 06 de Junio de 2012