Ancahuachana (Quispicanchi)

Ancahuachana (possibly from Quechua anka black-chested buzzard-eagle or eagle, wacha birth, to give birth[3][4] -na a suffix, "where the eagle is born") or Mama Rosa[5] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) 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]

For the mountain in the Chumbivilcas Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Anka Wachana (Chumbivilcas). For the lake in the Junín Region, Peru, see Ankap Wachanan. For the television series, see Mama Rosa.
Ancahuachana
Mama Rosa
Ancahuachana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates13°31′06″S 71°07′07″W [2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
  3. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. 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
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