Antarasu Explained

Antarasu
Elevation M:5180
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Peru, Huancavelica Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-12.9372°N -75.1297°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
First Ascent:1965 O. Hartmann

Antarasu (Quechua anta copper,[3] Ancash Quechua rasu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[4] "snow-covered copper mountain", Hispanicized spelling Antarazo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5180m (17,000feet) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District and in the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District.[5] Antarasu lies west of the mountain Qarwarasu (Carhuarazo) of the Huancavelica Region and southwest of the mountain Wamanrasu.

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Notes and References

  1. Evelio Echevarría, A Survey of Andean Ascents, p. 378
  2. Web site: Nevados. . IGN Peru. July 30, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927195225/http://www.ign.gob.pe/ign.php?PG=Nomenclatorp&OPC=13&paginasok=7. September 27, 2013. dead.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Web site: Traductor de Quechua > Traduzca Rasu para Inglés. . babylon.com. July 30, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203171952/http://traductor.babylon.com/quechua/a-ingles/rasu/. February 3, 2015. dead.
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)