Panta Explained

Panta
Map:Peru
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Coordinates:-13.2317°N -73.0911°W
Elevation M:5667
Elevation Ref:[1]
Language:Quechua
First Ascent:1959[2]
Other Name:Chachacumayoc
Map Size:200

Panta[3] (possibly from Quechua for a kind of mantilla) also known as Chachacumayoc[1] (possibly from Quechua chachakuma a kind of plant, -yuq a suffix),[4] [5] is a 5667m (18,593feet) mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, on the border of the districts of Inkawasi and Vilcabamba.[6] Panta lies east of Choquesafra.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Ernst Spiess: Die Panta-Karte der SAC-Expedition in die Cordillera Vilcabamba (Peru), Cartographica Helvetica, Heft 28, Juli 2003
  2. Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  3. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Pacaypata (27-p). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. http://seccion.portalpatrimonio.cl/media/docs/Guia-Aymara.pdf seccion.portalpatrimonio.cl
  5. Web site: Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español. . katari.org. June 22, 2015.
  6. El Peruano, Normas Legales, Miercoles 19 de Noviembre de 2014, Ley No. 30265
  7. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)